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  • TECH

    Apathy reigns as Thailand continues to fail to embrace its potential

    Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 06/01/2010

    » After so many years of writing, I have ended up with a 'why bother' attitude when it comes to the more controversial news which should matter. Anyone remember the not-very-smart ID cards that cost 888 million baht and which, to this day, are not fully utilised?

  • TECH

    New media to continue growing inimportance

    Database, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/01/2010

    » New media will play a more significant role in people's daily lives and offer new opportunities to society, but privacy and security will become matters of greater concern.

  • TECH

    The 3G saga continues... for the worse

    Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 20/01/2010

    » It has been more than a month now since Thailand joined the civilised world when the Turtlephone Organisation of Thailand launched its 3G network in Bangkok and the surrounding areas. I signed up one day after launch. So, how has the experience been? How is the network? How is the customer service and billing?

  • LIFE

    'War on terror' exacts heavy toll on travellers

    Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 25/01/2010

    » A report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council last week paints a shocking picture of how the "war on terror" has affected the global movement of people. It says that surveillance, watch-lists, racial profiling and biometrics, "once the exception have now become customary" and warns the situation could get worse unless safeguards are built in now.

  • LIFE

    Recovery gathers pace in December

    Business, Published on 30/01/2010

    » The economy grew steadily and more broadly in December in line with stronger exports and a better domestic economy, says the Bank of Thailand.

  • TECH

    Protection for, and from, the cloud

    Database, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/02/2010

    » MACAU : Since it has introduced the Smart Protection Network (SPN), the vision and commitment of delivering protection from the cloud in 2008, Trend Micro (TM) is moving towards "protection for the cloud".

  • TECH

    Waste not, want not

    Database, Published on 10/03/2010

    » This just in: Thailand will have 3G phone service in 2010; we know this is true because Prasit Prapinmongkolkarn of the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) said so, as he marked the induction of four new commissioners into the membership of the Magnificent Seven; Mr Prasit said that the NTC's only reason for existence is serving the public by allocating radio frequencies, because an unused frequency is a wasted frequency; pressed by the always doubting media as to whether the NTC will really make 3G available everywhere by New Year's Eve, Mr Prasit declared forthrightly that he will "make an effort". His Majesty the King officially approved the appointment of four new members of the Magnificent Seven - Suranand Wongwittyakamjorn, Banthoon Suphakvanich, Phana Thongmeearchom and Col Natee Sukolrat, who has recently survived a graft investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Commission.

  • TECH

    Thailand's digital democracy in action

    Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/03/2010

    » As the red shirt movement heats up politics in Thailand, several non-politicians have been seeking ways to express their opinions as well as report the red shirt movement through popular social network sites like Facebook and Twitter, placing Thailand on the map of Digital Democracy along with many other countries.

  • LEARNING

    More than just kicking around

    Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 04/05/2010

    » After over an hour of intense competition, "Team-KMUTT", representing King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), snatched first place at the inaugural "Thailand Humanoid Robot Soccer Championship". The team won a 200,000-baht cash prize and will be representing Thailand at the RoboCup Soccer Humanoid League, which is part of RoboCup 2010, in Singapore in June.

  • TECH

    Mobile phones offer hope to 'bottom of the pyramid'

    Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 12/05/2010

    » ISLAMABAD : Sriganesh Lokanathan, senior research manager at LIRNEasia, spoke of the need to address the agricultural sector in South Asia which makes up a large share of the labour pool but a low share of GDP.

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