Bangkok Informer

4G service ‘part of push to be market leader’

Bangkok Informer — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:53:11 +0000

True Corp’s launch of fourth-generation (4G) broad-band cellular service is not a marketing gimmick but a seri-ous bid to become the clear |leader in the mobile broadband services market, said True’s chief executive officer, Suphachai Chearavanont. The Nation He estimated there are around one million potential 4G customers in Thailand. However, at present only a [...]

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Chiang Rai United 1-0 Over Osotspa Saraburi

Bangkok Informer — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:42 +0000

CHIANG RAI – Chiang Rai United yesterday claimed their first win of the season by beating Osotspa M-150 Saraburi 1-0 in the Thai Premier League at Saraburi Stadium. A first half Jessada Puanakunmee own goal separated the sides as Chiang Rai United won 1-0. It wasn’t a particularly pretty performance from the Fighting Beetles, but [...]

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Thailand: Ultra-conservatives hijack ‘Thai Spring’ moniker

Bangkok Informer — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:48 +0000

Thailand’s political climate could be heating up again after the Prime Minister’s Mongolia speech has caused strong reactions, especially from anti-government groups. A new online group now has now claimed the ‘Thai Spring’ moniker to denounce the government, but it has very little to do with its bigger counterpart in the Middle Eastern revolutions. When [...]

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Thailand and Lao to Boost Cooperation in Economics and Transportation

Bangkok Informer — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:52:01 +0000

A government handout photo shows Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, right, shaking hands with Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong during the second Thai-Lao Joint Cabinetmeeting in Chiang Mai yesterday. CHIANG MAI – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her counterpart Thongsing Thammavong witnessed the signing of a draft agreement involving the fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge [...]

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Listed companies earnings up 13% in Q1

Bangkok Informer — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:51:58 +0000

Thai listed companies report a combined net profit of Bt241.60 billion (approximately US$ 8.31 billion) in the first quarter, up 12.80 per cent from the same period last year. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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Thai No 1 Luksika succumbs to temptation and heads to French Open

Bangkok Informer — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:51:48 +0000

Breaking into the world top 100 is proving tougher than Thai No 1 Luksika Kumkhum thought, as she heads into the clay and grass-court seasons. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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GPO chief’s axing ‘not political’

Bangkok Informer — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:52:55 +0000

Board’s probe was thorough, chairman says Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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Was it clear that the Thai Rath cartoonist was referring to Yingluck?

Bangkok Informer — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:52:56 +0000

BP has already blogged on Yingluck’s speech in Mongolia and the insult directed at her by the Thai Rath cartoonist who stated that Yingluck is an evil woman who sells the country, but also implied she is worse than a whore. However, on social media, in some online forums, and in some news articles it has been [...]

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Schaefer rules out quitting as team coach

Bangkok Informer — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:52:00 +0000

Despite facing mounting pressure to leave the job, Thailand’s beleaguered football coach Winfried Schaefer stood firm that he would not walk away quietly as there was no agreement to end his contract. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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Lin Ping signed to new contract

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:51:47 +0000

The giant panda Lin Ping is expected to have a big party to celebrate her fourth birthday next Monday in Thailand. Bangkok Post After that, the bear will be in the country for five more months before leaving for China to find her mate. Beijing believes Lin Ping could get her companion within a year, [...]

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‘Top-down govt flood solutions’ condemned

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:52:25 +0000

Groups opposed to dams in North also upset at ban at summit venue Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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Thai volleyball needs infusion of young talent

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:51:46 +0000

The aim of the Thai women’s national volleyball team is to go one notch higher than last year during this busy season. Whether they will be able to put up another great show this year is difficult to predict. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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Latest Porsche 911 is faster, more fuel-efficient

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:51:58 +0000

The new Porsche 911 is more powerful, faster and also more frugal than its predecessor. The turbocharged 3.8-litre six-cylinder engine with direct petrol injection produces 520 hp (383 kW) in the 911 Turbo and 560 hp (412 kW) in the S model. Porsche continues to be the only carmaker to offer two turbochargers with variable [...]

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Baht to move in tight range next week

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:54:48 +0000

The Thai baht next week is expected to move in the range of 29.50-85 per US dollar, according to Kasikorn Research Centre. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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Unofficial hearing on Krabi power plant

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:52:53 +0000

Senator Boonsong Kowawisarat, chairman of the Senate Committee on natural resources and environment, on Sunday led a delegation to Krabi, to hear public concerns over the planned construction of an 800-megawatt coal-fired power plant in the province. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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University students vow against cheating

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:04:30 +0000

Executives and students at 27 universities vow against “cheating”, ready to support national anti-corruption campaigns. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Rising cost of living may weaken Govt

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 09:52:47 +0000

Higher cost of living is cited as a major reason that could weaken public supports to the Yingluck government, according to a poll by Assumption University. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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Constitutional Court to review Abhisit’s MP status

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:51:47 +0000

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva’s political future is hanging in the balance after the Constitutional Court yesterday voted to review his MP status, following the controversial revocation of his Army rank. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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Wandering Bangkok – Places and Faces – Bangkok Video

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:15:32 +0000

Typical Bangkok scenes from riding motorbike taxis, canal taxi and walking. Bangkok people, tourists and locals, street vendors and miscellaneous others. The… Video Rating: 5 / 5

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New strategy calls for BOI laws’ revision

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:51:52 +0000

Changes likely to affect overseas investment, promotional period, tax Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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GPO agrees to fire managing director for negligence

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:51:47 +0000

Irregularities over procurements, delays in plant construction cited Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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Your say …

Bangkok Informer — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:52:20 +0000

Three years on, The Nation asked six people what they learned from the bloody end to the red-shirt protests in Bangkok on May 19, 2010. The crackdown followed 10 weeks of an anti-government rally. Ninety-one people were killed and about 2,000 others injured during the period of unrest and riots. Here are the reflections of [...]

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A man for all seasons

Bangkok Informer — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:51:59 +0000

Filmmaker Banjong Pisanthanakun talks about his runaway success ‘Pee Mak’ and his hopes for the Thai film industry Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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Korn rejects Thaksin’s claim on BOT

Bangkok Informer — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:51:46 +0000

Former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij yesterday disputed ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s claim that an independent central bank was Thailand’s problem in the face of a strengthening baht. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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Jatuporn ‘set for Cabinet’

Bangkok Informer — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:52:42 +0000

Apiwan will also be appointed next month, party source says Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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