April 1, 2008

HSBC in Thailand is offering HSBC cardholders a bundle of 5% cash back promotions to help lower living costs when they spend on gasoline, dining and hypermarket shopping for the rest of 2008. HSBC card members will receive 5% cash back for every 3,000 baht accumulated purchases per month

Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited led by Mr. Jeffrey D. Nygaard, vice president and country manager, Thailand Operations (Third Row, Center) and the company management team, welcomed university students who applied for Thailand Intelligent Vehicle Challenge 2008 Contest. These university

Thailand market leader in BlackBerry Pushmail services, today announces the availability of new applications to cater for the needs of consumer and business users. Popular applications such as: FaceBook, Yahoo Messenger, Google Map, Google Talk, WorldMate & Thai-G which it can be downloaded for

Program Title: DOGFIGHTS: Guadalcanal Channel: The History Channel Telecast date: Thursday, 3 April, 2008 Telecast Time: 9.00 p.m. (Thai) Duration: 1 hour The setting is August 1942, the Solomon Islands, just east of Papua New Guinea. Heroic, die-hard American pilots of the tiny

Program Title: Mummy Forensic: The Pierced Skull Channel: The History Channel Telecast date: Wednesday, 2 April, 2008 Telecast Time: 9.00 p.m. (Thai) Duration: 1 hour When the Mummy Investigation Team is called out to look at the body of a South American mummy on display in a

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (SCB), represented by Senior Executive Vice President Charamporn Jotikasthira, receives “Best Transaction Bank in Thailand” and “Best Domestic Custody in Thailand” awards in The Asset Triple A Transaction Banking Awards 2008 held by The Asset

Mandarina Duck, a modern Italian name renowned for luggage and handbags of functional and industrial design, and their innovative material, introduced TOOLS, the latest design to laptop bags with various sizes in difference colors. TOOLS created from special fabric which make you feel the

Carrefour Gourmet World is proudly presenting Japanese Fair featuring more than 200 fresh, delicious and juicy Japanese food and ingredients at a special price from now till April 29th, 2008 at selected Carrefour stores including Carrefour Rama IV, Ratchadapisek, Chaeng Wattana, On-nuch,

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (SCB), represented by Senior Executive Vice President Charamporn Jotikasthira, receives “Best Transaction Bank in Thailand” and “Best Domestic Custody in Thailand” awards in The Asset Triple A Transaction Banking Awards 2008 held by The Asset

Apasra Hongsakula of Apasra Beauty Slimming Spa held a party to introduce Ultratone Futura Electrotherapy, a high technology in shaping with bioptic system, to distinguished guests at Apasra Beauty Slimming Spa. Photo shows, from left 1.Ms.Chermarn Boonyasak 2.Ms.Supaphan

Keeping its position as the design trendsetter, Habitat (Thailand) has just released phase two of its incredibly successful ‘Green Bag Project’ in the design leaders bid to eradicate the use of plastic bags throughout Thailand. The ‘Green Bag Project’ was initially the

Which was the first English club to ever play Brazil? Has Manchester United ever played a home match on Maine Road? What was Arsenal FC originally known as? If you don’t know the answers to these mind-boggling football questions and lots more mind benders like these, then tune in to

Ocean Property Company Limited, the developer of premium real estate projects, led by Mr. Benjaphon Angsaengtham (1st left), General Manager of Asara Villa & Suite Hua Hin, and Mr. A-Thit Kunanukorn (1st right), General Manager of Ocean Marina Yacht Club Pattaya, recently received Mr.

With an honoured tribute to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, “Thailand: 9 Days in the Kingdom” classic book melded perfectly with the resonance of modern Thai music, contemporary bouquets of fresh lotus flowers, and a fusion of foreigners who joined the “Cultural Treats”

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP (IHG) APPOINTS NEW AREA DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING FOR THAILAND IHG has appointed Tabatha Ramsay as the group’s Area Director of Sales & Marketing for its seven existing hotels in Thailand’s major tourist and commercial destinations along

Smart enough to understand you Causal enough to let you unwind after work Feel like unwinding after a long day? Starting from now at Lobby Bar, Holiday Inn Bangkok is features not one, but five fabulous promotions for you to enjoy while relaxing and unwinding after a hard day. Mondays

5 DIFFERENT WAYS TO ENJOY SOFT SHELL CRAB During the month of April, Summer Palace, InterContinental Bangkok features five different soft shell crab specialties. Whether you prefer soup, steamed or wok fried, you will find it here. Experience authentic soft shell crab dishes only until April

At Fireplace Grill, InterContinental Bangkok on Wednesday16th April, 2008 at 6.30 pm. You will enjoy a fabulous 5-course set menu passionately created by Executive Chef Ivan Susanj The menu is thoughtfully paired with selected Penfolds wines from Australia at price Baht 4,500++ per person,

Booklet gives handy reference to Olympic & Paralympic Equestrian Events vocabularies The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has started the distribution of the latest edition of “Travelling Hong Kong Phrasebook” to taxi drivers for free. To tie in with the Olympic and Paralympic

Carrefour Director of Marketing Prapaphan Ploysangngam (left) recently presented a Toyata Wish automobile worth 1,182,000 baht Sompong Udomthitratch (right) , a grand prize winner of a three-month “Carrefour I Wish” programme. The presentation was made at Carrefour Sukapibal I

Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa is the perfect setting for business meetings with distinction. Starting on April 16th, a new package will be available that not only offers top facilities for busy executives but also incredible value. The All in One Meeting at Pattaya Marriott Resort &

Recently at the Landmark Hotel, Bangkok, Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul, KBank President, along with Mr. Piti Tantakasem, First Senior Vice President, and Mr. Thiti Tantikulanan, the Capital Markets Business Division Head together represented KBank to receive the ThaiBMA Best Bond Awards 2007 presented

LANDMARK TRIAL... INGELHEIM: The results of the landmark ONTARGET Trial have proven that telmisartan, brand name MICARDIS, a modern angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB), is as protective as the current gold standard, ramipril, in reducing the risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial

IATA stated that falling load factors in Feb-08 in the four largest carrier regions show the growing impact of the US economic slowdown on the airline industry. When adjusted for the impact of the leap year, passenger demand increased by 4-5%, while freight was even more sluggish in the 2-3%

Noeleen Heyzer, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), today called on developed countries to help meet the technological and financial needs of developing countries facing the challenge of climate

BRUSSELS, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 31, 2008 Sisvel is pleased to announce that the establishment of a joint licensing program for DVB-H essential patents is well under way among France Telecom, LG Electronics, Nokia, Samsung Electronics, TB Invent, and TDF, all holders of essential

- From ONTARGET(R) it May be Concluded That Telmisartan can Prevent Every 5th Serious Cardiovascular Event - Results of 25,620 Patient Study ONTARGET(R) (ONgoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination With Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial) Presented Today at the 57th Annual Scientific Session of

ASTEROID Studied the Effect of Intensive CRESTOR(TM) Therapy on Atherosclerosis CRESTOR(TM) (rosuvastatin) is the only statin to show regression of coronary atherosclerosis in a major clinical study. That result, which was based on intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) data from the ASTEROID study,

Lowering the blood pressure of elderly patients could cut their total mortality by a fifth and their rate of cardiovascular events by a third, according to a new study presented today at the American College of Cardiology in Chicago and published simultaneously in the New England Journal of