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The 'Security' Scare
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 27/09/2010
» A new study in Europe has increased suspicion about the circumstances and timing of "terrorist attacks" that are always followed by calls for stricter airport security, costs notwithstanding.
Rafa arrives
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/09/2010
» Thai tennis officials were all smiles yesterday as the world’s top tennis player, Rafael Nadal, arrived in Bangkok. He will be by far and away the best known and most exciting player entered in this year’s PTT Thailand Open.
Up and running again, thanks to backups and a new machine
Database, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 22/09/2010
» Last Monday, for the second time this year, I un-boxed a new MacBook Pro: this time the basic 13". This will be a stand-in for my 15" MacBook Pro that is currently in dry dock.
Our servers and storage are so 2005
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 22/09/2010
» It has often been said that in the world of Enterprise IT, Thailand has world class banks and telecom companies, and Third World everything else. This was painfully evident during a trip to Chiang Mai with a certain big IT vendor who highlighted a couple of their star clients which could at best be described as being state of the art circa 2005.
World Expo case promoted
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 14/09/2010
» The Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) will launch a campaign next month aimed at educating Thais about the benefits of hosting the World Expo 2020.
Science prodigies
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 24/08/2010
» At Suvarnabhumi airport one late afternoon last month, throngs of teachers, students, parents and journalists were waiting for the arrival of the five Thai gold medallists who were returning from the International Physics Olympiad (Ipho) in Croatia. The champions were greeted by Deputy Education Minister Chaiyos Jiramethakorn, photo sessions and banners welcoming the triumphant students.
AoT records setback
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 17/08/2010
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) saw a reversal in fortune for its third quarter ending June with a loss because of the fall in air traffic, lower receipts from airlines and operators, and foreign exchange loss.
Airport Link a Potential Tourism Bonanza
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 09/08/2010
» The long-awaited opening of the Airport Rail Link on Aug 23 will substantially enhance the convenience of visiting Bangkok but a number of critical missing links impede connectivity with the city's mass-transit systems.
It's a small world in Thai politics
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 08/08/2010
» Oh God, not another one. On a ranking of things Thailand desperately needs right now, where would "an extra province" be? Surely somewhere down in the 900s, wedged between "pay rise for politicians" (#946) and "more Cambodian child beggars outside police booths" (#948).