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AIS, True eye 3500MHz band at auction
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 27/03/2025
» The 3500-megahertz band is expected to attract two major telecom operators in the planned auction because of its potential to pave the way for 6G service.
The Senate's image takes another hit
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/03/2025
» The rejection of two high-profile picks for the charter court, Siripan Noksuan Sawasdi, a renowned political scientist at Chulalongkorn University, and Chatri Atjananont, a former ambassador, has cast the Senate in a bad light and raised questions about its impartiality.
NBTC slates public hearing for 3500MHz
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/03/2025
» The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) on Tuesday ordered its management to schedule another public hearing within seven days for a plan to auction six mobile spectrum bands, aiming to ensure meaningful competition and public interest.
Timing of spectrum auction under review
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/03/2025
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is considering auctioning the 3500-megahertz spectrum range earlier than the initial timeline of 2027.
Developers want urgent support
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 14/03/2025
» Residential developers want swift implementation of property measures, including cuts to transfer and mortgage fees and eased lending curbs, while calling on banks to reduce interest rates by 0.25%, the level of the policy rate reduction, instead of 0.05% to 0.10%.
High-risk buses must go
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/03/2025
» A recent crash involving a double-decker bus in Nadi district of Prachin Buri that killed more than a dozen passengers is another attestation of loopholes in traffic law enforcement that make sections of roads in this country a death trap.
BJT-friendly Senate sits pretty, for now
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 08/03/2025
» The vote by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) board on March 6 to limit its probe into the Senate election to money laundering alone, ditching complaints of criminal association, shows the two coalition parties, Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai (BJT), embracing political compromise after their high-profile showdown.
Clock ticking down to Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
AFP, Published on 03/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - Time is running short for Canada, Mexico and China to avert sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, with the planned levies to take effect on Tuesday over what he deems an "unacceptable" flow of drugs.
Phase one of Israel-Hamas truce due to expire
AFP, Published on 01/03/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — The first phase of the Israel-Hamas truce is due to expire on Saturday, but negotiations on the next stage, which should secure a permanent ceasefire, have so far been inconclusive.
Bank urges government to revive property stimulus
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 27/02/2025
» The government should consider extending the property measures that expired on Dec 31 as they effectively boosted demand for residential units priced at 7 million baht or lower last year, according to the Government Housing Bank (GHB).