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What will be expected of new president
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/05/2010
» Five of the six Sipa presidential candidates have presented their visions to the Nomination Committee, while the sixth, Pongsak Chewcharat, did not appear for the first interview round, on May 3.
Digitising duty free to boost airline revenue
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 05/05/2010
» With margins being squeezed tighter and tighter, and low-cost, no-frills carriers on the rise, airlines are having to find new ways of generating revenue. One avenue is duty free sales and Guest-Logix offers solutions for airlines and trains to tap into their captive audience and monetise them.
Thailand trumps Oz in tech stakes
Database, James Hein, Published on 05/05/2010
» Thailand is sometimes called a Third World country but, compared to some so-called developed nations, it beats them in technological developments. For the purpose of the exercise I'll use my country of birth, Australia, for most of the comparisons.
Completely in the dark
Database, Published on 05/05/2010
» The prime minister's TV show is called Having Confidence in Thailand but no one has much confidence in NBT Channel 11, the slavishly pro-government station; someone forced the station off the air for nine minutes just after the beginning of the Sunday morning show, and technical "experts" were in the dark about it, no pun intended; Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was just starting to explain his latest policy towards the red-shirt protesters when the screen went blank from what National Broadcasting Services of Thailand director Rattana Charonesak said was a stronger signal transmitted over the Channel 11 one; she admitted that she was completely in the dark about the incident, no pun intended.
Mobile broadband creates new revenue stream for operators
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/05/2010
» The explosion of mobile broadband is bringing new market opportunities for mobile operators to create new revenue streams beyond voice communication through cloud computing and home networking business.
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.
Time to consider Chrome
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 12/05/2010
» Almost exactly three years ago, in a discussion about browsers, I correctly back-handed Google Chrome as pre-beta test software masquerading as the real deal - crippled, featureless, even buggy.
Spamming and jamming
Database, Published on 12/05/2010
» The Senate began work on the frequency allocation bill, an innocent sounding name for a proposed law that will change the face and regulation of Thai telecoms; by 92-2 with one abstention, senators passed first reading and set up a 35-member committee to scrutinise the bill; if passed, the bill will finally set up a National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), with authority to regulate every facet of wireless communications from community radio to (wait for it) an auction for 3G licences; the House of Representatives passed the bill with little debate on March 29.
Some programs everyone should have
Database, James Hein, Published on 12/05/2010
» There are some programs that everyone should have on their computer because eventually you are going to need one or more of them. If you use the Internet and download files then the different types will need to be handled, opened, viewed or played. Everyone has their list of favourites. I have seen lists that include products like iTunes and McAfee that I would never allow on any computer of mine.
Telecommuting remains important
Learningpost, Thomas Tuohy, Published on 18/05/2010
» It wasn't so long ago that many people in major cities got up in the morning and went to work by train, car or bus, a routine commonly known as commuting.