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Banyan Tree invests $1M in talent management
News Singapore hotels and resorts operator employs SAP in bid to better nurture and manage talent pool of over 10,000 staff, according to company executives.
Tags: Business development/management, Personnel management, Recruiting, Banyan Systems, Database, SAP AG, Talent Management, Human Resources Inc., Training, Bangkok
M'sia probe over Web content raises global ire
News International media watchdogs and human rights groups call for Malaysian government to stop "harassment" of local political news site, Malaysiakini.
Tags: Local Government, Politics, Regulations, Web sites, Bangkok, Censorship, Video, Portal, Government, Internet
Canon sees big attraction in 'Victi'
Insight newsmaker Company's regional chief Satoshi Kimura seeks out opportunities in Vietnam, India, China, Thailand and Indonesia, collectively coined "Victi".
Tags: Green IT, Selling globally, Sales, Marketing, Canon Inc., India, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, printer
Thai telco pledges to launch 3G this year
News TOT Plc will spend US$83 million to upgrade its 2G network to 3G and roll the new service out by year end.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Thailand, Bangkok, 2G network, consortium, TOT Plc., 3G, chairman, network, brand
AIS full-year profit up despite poor Q4
News Despite a 92 percent fall in fourth-quarter 2008 earnings, Thai mobile operator Advanced Info Service reports full-year net profit increase of 0.7 percent to US$462 million.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, Thailand, Bangkok, Survey, stock exchange, net profit
Thailand's Triple T seeks to dethrone True in broadband
News Triple T Broadband, the Bangkok broadband Internet arm of TT&T, aims to overtake market leader True Corporation by 2010, with a targeted subscriber base of 1 million.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Mobile platforms/communications, Web sites, Thailand, Broadband, CEO, network capacity, financial, network
Thai airport closures may leave AIS short of revenue goal
News Advanced Info Service will not reach its revenue growth target of 7 percent due to a deepening downturn in the final quarter as a result of the shutdown, says company's president.
Tags: Handhelds, Sales/revenue, Budgeting/cost control, Earning reports/forecasts, Politics, Mobile, Thailand, Cell Phone, Sales, handset sale
iPhone arrives in Thailand
News The TrueMove iPhone 3G launch, was held at the Royal Paragon Hall at Siam Paragon from Friday to Sunday.
Tags: Handhelds, 802.11/Wi-Fi, 3G (Third Generation), Business broadband, Personal broadband, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Thailand, phone, payment
Intel rallies Thai broadband industry
News The chip giant urges IT industry operators, regulators and think-tanks in Thailand to make available five million broadband Internet ports in the country by 2010.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Investments, Web sites, Intel Corp., Internet Access, Thailand, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, NTC
Bridging the digital divide in Thailand
News An IT initiative reaches out in the Kingdom under Royal patronage.
Tags: Web sites, IT training, E-learning, Student, Thailand, Computer, teacher, computer hardware, computer room, user-ID
Thai IT sector counts cost of strike
News Thailand's IT sector's losses as a result of the recent week-long Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports closure are estimated to be US$28 million a day.
Tags: Investments, Hardware, Security, Disaster Recovery, Conference, Thailand, Airport Closure, software, job, industry
Thai flag on porn Website makes Thai gov't see red
News A Thai woman living in Britain faces possible extradition and imprisonment for displaying the Thai national flag on her pornographic Web site. The Web site also described Bangkok as a "city of sex", the Thai government complained.
Intentia Thailand bags million dollar deal
News Software provider Intentia Thailand has won a contract to implement its food and beverage management solution for Pataya Food Industries.
Tags: Business applications
Why you don't store papers on the back stairs
Blogs According to a front-page story in The Bangkok Post citing Bangkok police as its source, a fire last Wednesday [Nov. 15,...
And now, cheap wireless for Thailand
News Thailand's infocom minister will chair a "Budget Wireless Project" working group, following earlier successes at bringing cheap Linux notebooks and cheaper software to the Thai public.
