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    Light at the end of the tunnel

    Database, Published on 13/10/2010

    » No 1 yuppiephone firm Advanced Info Service of Shingapore admitted it has already pulled back funds once set for 3G investment, and will pour them into content creation and upgrading the tired old reliable boring Edge system for Internet content; Prattana Leelapanang, AIS president in charge of vice for wireless businesses, said that the company was simply moving away from 3G once again; the big deal now in 3G-starved Thailand will be in data, but using the 2G-friendly Edge system to do it; look for AIS to push deals with well-known content firms; two subsidiaries set up specifically to handle 3G matters, Mimo Technology and Advanced Wireless Network, will be repositioned as data content aggregator.

  • TECH

    Follow the leader

    Database, Published on 27/10/2010

    » Online analytics researchers Digital Daya reported that US President Barack Obama is the top tweeter among world leaders, with 5.6 million followers; the big news was the world leader who came No 9 in the results: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand, with 137,000 followers; Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan was the only other Asian in the Top 10, at number five, while the second biggest surprise on the list was Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan - the third most-followed leader, after Mr Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron; for those who aren't following Asia's only British-born prime minister on Twitter, he is at (@PM - Abhisit).

  • EASY NEWS

    The “Mad Doc” case is decided

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/10/2010

    » It has taken more than three years but a court has finally ruled on the so-called "Mad Doc" case.

  • TECH

    One born every minute

    Database, Published on 15/12/2010

    » The cabinet decided that instead of raising the bridge, it would lower the water; by an unknown vote, the ministers voted to tell the Industry Minister to lower the standards that make ID cards so darned smart, and accept dumber ones; the thing is that the Ministry of Internet Censorship in Thailand (MICT) has already ordered 26 million of blank not-so-smart cards, and, well, paid for them; the Industry Ministry wants smart cards, not partly smart ones, and rejected them; c'mon, said Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and some supporters - take these ones that are almost smart enough; if you believe that a lot of money for a certain political party is at stake in the smart-card contract - double the amount if they have to be reprinted by the heavily connected contractors V Smart Joint Venture - you are smarter than any ID card.

  • ADVANCED NEWS

    Suspect talks – a lot

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/12/2010

    » Shortly after his arrest yesterday, the main suspect in the drive-by shooting which killed a 12-year-old boy explained in detail how it happened.

  • TECH

    The waiting game

    Database, Published on 29/12/2010

    » The big news in Thailand in 2010 was 3G phone service, or rather the lack of it; but everyone knows that; first, though, the really big news in Thailand that almost no one noticed was that one Thai in 10 is now on Facebook, the social network announcing at year's end that it has 6.5 million registrations from the kingdom; in fact, Thailand was one of the world's fastest growing markets for the only network that had a movie made about it in 2010; for several years, Thais up to and including Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had scorned the US-centric networks to give their loyalty to Hi5, but they threw Hi5 under the bridge in 2010.

  • EASY NEWS

    Road rage near Suvarnabhumi

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/01/2011

    » Poolwit Ruengdech, a Thai Airways captain, is lucky to be alive after a routine trip to the airport became a frightening escape from an angry gunman.

  • TECH

    Japanese carmakers in push for hydrogen vehicles

    AFP, Published on 14/01/2011

    » Japan's top three automakers Toyota, Honda and Nissan have united with Japanese energy firms in a push to commercialise greener hydrogen fuel cell cars and build a network of fuelling stations.

  • EASY NEWS

    Road rage suspect

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/01/2011

    » Police now believe they may have located the Fortuner driver who shot a Thai airline pilot in a fit of road rage.

  • EASY NEWS

    Budget racing car

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/01/2011

    » Did you know there is a Thai-made racing car that is within the budget of many local drivers?

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