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BANGKOK BUSINESS BRIEF December 2011
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Huawei hails Thailand as regional hub
Huawei Technologies is forging ahead with expansion of its new enterprise business to ride emerging-market growth. The Chinese ICT provider uses Thailand as its regional headquarters for enterprise business in Southeast Asia. Yang Hua, the president of enterprise business at Huawei Technologies in Southeast Asia, calls Thailand a top-three priority market for enterprise business in terms of revenue contribution in Asia, next to Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) might consider revising the regulations governing foreign dominance of the telecom sector amid concerns that the current rules might contravene the country’s free-trade principles. The watchdog’s telecom committee will hold a hearing among specific groups of people on November 30 about the regulations, NBTC commissioner Sutipol Thaweechaikarn said. After the hearing, the commission will see whether they need to be... Full story at http://goo.gl/oyTyq
CAT, True to discuss antimonopoly amend
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amending their contracts for joint development of 3G business to bring them in line with the national broadcasting and telecom watchdog’s anti-monopoly regulations.
CAT chief executive officer Jirayuth Rungsrithong said yesterday that his agency had asked the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to extend the amendment deadline to the end of this month from early November, given that he had to submit the case for... Full story at http://goo.gl/3iRBH
Thais spend average 17hrs online per week
Thai digital consumers spend average 17 hours per week online, thanks to rapid high-speed internet access and WiFi as well as increasing ownership of mobile connected devices, according to the Since setting up the local unit in inaugural Nielsen Southeast Asia March, Mr Yang says Huawei has Digital Consumer Report. high hopes for the local enterprise business and foresees growth in Time spent online surpasses time line with revenue targets. spent on traditional media such as television, radio or print. Huawei is aiming for global enterprise revenue to double to US$4... Examining the digital media habits Full story at http://goo.gl/vuKGt and attitudes, the report revealed that Thailand digital consumers NBTC open spend almost three quarters (72 per cent), engage in multi-media... to amending Full story at http://goo.gl/TltEY regulations on
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Local IT spending likely to take 4% hit this year
Flooding is projected to reduce IT spending in Thailand by 4% to 182.4 billion baht this year under the best-case scenario, says a global research firm. IDC Thailand revised its IT spending growth forecast for 2011 down from 14% to 10%, as the three main growth drivers have been hit hard by the country’s worst floods in 70 years. Spending from government, corporate and consumer segments make up relatively equal portions of the country’s overall IT spending.
But leading IT retail chains foreCAT Telecom and True Corp see total IT sales could fall by up... group next week will discuss Full story at http://goo.gl/YpML4
Co-founders of ZUMA, Chef Rainer Becker and Arjun Waney, have opened their sixth restaurant in Bangkok recently. This sixth and latest opening, brings ZUMA’s award-winning contemporary interpretation of the Japanese izakaya style of informal eating and drinking to the capital of Thailand. ZUMA Bangkok is centrally located on the ground level of The St. Regis Hotel and offers an oasis in which to enjoy its award winning cuisine.
Diners can look forward to ZUMA’s delicious signature dishes on the menu, such as Suzuki No Osashimi (Thinly sliced sea bass with yuzu, truffle oil and salmon roe), Gyuhire Sumibiyaki Karami Zuke (Spicy beef tenderloin with sesame, red chilli and sweet soy) Dynamite Spider Maki Roll (Soft shell crab, chilli mayonnaise, cucumber and wasabi tobiko sauce) and Tsubumiso Gake Hinadori No Obun Yaki (Baby chicken
marinated in barley miso, oven roasted on cedar wood). In addition, the talented bar team and sommeliers have created an exciting cellar featuring a total of 1,500 bottles of some of the world’s best wines, Champagnes and sake. The menu at ZUMA is designed for sharing. The dishes come from three different kitchens; the main kitchen, robata counter and sushi bar. The combination of the three different cooking styles results in a mixture of tastes, temperatures and textures that create an exciting and fun dining experience. “We are delighted to be opening our sixth restaurant in Bangkok. The city’s lively cosmopolitan, yet traditional character very much complements ZUMA’s energy”, said Chef Rainer Becker. “Zuma is a modern Japanese restaurant, yet it respects tradition in not only the food but also in the design and approach.”