Pan Orient: Two Thailand Wells Flowing at a Combined Rate of 3,480

rigzone.com — Pan Orient says the NSE-A2 and NSE-B2 in wells in Thailand are free flowing oil from the main volcanic reservoir within the NSE central fault compartment at a combined stabilized rate of approximately 3,480 gross bopd day with less than 0.1% water cut. NSE-B2 appraisal well (60-per-cent working interest and operator) read more...

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Kingdom's top young scientists

dailyxpress.net — On August 11, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will present the young scientists Bt100,000 in cash and a trophy at a ceremony at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre. Artiwan Shotipruk Her research on sub and supercritical fluid technology makes it more environmentalfriendly to extract protein from bioresources . Naratip Vittayakorn Research on leadfree piezoelectric ceramics shows that electronic waste pollution can be cut. Satit Saejung His research pinpoints sufficient conditions for fixedpoint iteration schemes in Banach spaces. Narattaphol Charoenphandhu His findings can be applied to improving calciumfortified tablets and calciumenriched diet. Burin Gumjudpai He is a pioneer in Schrodinger Equation research. read more...

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Nectec network to help connect medical experts

nationmultimedia.com — Chulabhorn Cancer Centre in tie up to create a resource-sharing tool. Aiming to improve the medical- treatment system in Thailand, the National Cyclotron and PET Centre, part of the Chulabhorn Cancer Centre, are working to build a telemedicine network that will pool resources, transfer knowledge and enable medical consultation among experts within and outside the country. The project is part of a five-year memorandum of understanding between the Chulabhorn Cancer Centre and the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec). Under the plan, Nectec will help Chulabhorn Cancer Centre set up a telemedicine network to link the centre with universities across the country as well as international academic institutions using the University Network and the ThaiSarn Network, Nectec director Pansak Siri-ruchatapong said. The network, he said, would be a key tool for sharing medical knowledge between experts in different locations. read more...

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ID cards to double up as electronic purses

nationmultimedia.com — New-generation vending machines will use RFID to dispense products ID cards to double up as electronic purses Sun108 has created an application that allows its employees to use their identity cards to electronically buy from its convenience stores and its vending machines. The application can be customised to function online or offline. Soon, office employees will be able to buy a can of soft drink or a cup of instant coffee from a vending machine with just their company identity card, thanks to a new-generation vending machine by Sun108, a leading vending-machine provider. The machines will be embedded with an RFID reader to allow employees to use their company identity card - which will have an embedded RFID tag and function like an electronic purse - to purchase products quickly. read more...

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Thai True Corp's mobile TA Orange Unit Renamed True Move

farang.pai-nai.com — Telecommunications operator True Corp. announced yesterday its mobile phone unit TA Orange will be renamed True Move, and said it aims to garner a one-third market share this year. The 100 million Baht rebranding campaign, which includes television and print media advertising, as well as the unit's stores and dealers, comes almost two years after France-based Orange S.A. in 2004 sold its controlling stake in the cellular operator to minority shareholder True, True President and Chief Executive Supachai Chearavanont told reporters Tuesday. True Corp. was permitted to retain the use of the Orange brand for two years following Orange's withdrawal. "We are hoping to raise brand awareness this year, as a part of our aggressive marketing campaign to increase market share," said Supachai. True has targeted a sharp increase in mobile phone net subscribers this year to 5.7 million, from 4.45 million at the end of last year. Supachai said True Move is aiming to capture a one-third share of the domestic market this year. read more...

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Ford Releases Details for New Thai Ford Ranger

farang.pai-nai.com — Ford released photos and details about the all-new Ranger pickup set to go on sale later this year in the ASEAN region. Among other news, it will be outfitted with one of two new Duratorq TDCi engines. A new 2.5-liter engine provides 141 horsepower at 3,500 rpm and 243 pound-feet of torque at 1,800 rpm. Ford said it delivers 22 percent better fuel economy than the previous Ranger with a 2.5-liter turbo engine. The new 3.0-liter engine delivers 154 hp at 3,200 rpm and 280 lb-ft of torque. Ford said this engine delivers 15 percent better fuel economy than the previous Ranger. The turbodiesel powertrain is mated to a new five-speed manual transmission. read more...

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The all New Mazda BT-50 Drifter at Bangkok Motor Show

farang.pai-nai.com — This year we are in for a new line-up of one-tone pickup trucks at the Bangkok Motor Show, including the new Ford Ranger and Mazda's Drifter BT-50 which replaces the Mazda Fighter. Mazda's BT-50 will be another pick-up representing the Blue Oval's (Ford) stable at the Bangkok show. A Mazda representative said Mazda BT-50 is a "global name that will be used in all markets" and is inline with the manufacturer's current naming system. Mazda BT-50 details remain sketchy, but Mazda has said that the Mazda BT-50 has a new MZR-CD direct-injection commonrail turbo diesel engine which delivers a combination of power and fuel economy with the highest torque and best fuel economy in its class, and like its Ford Ranger cousin, have passenger car-standard comfort levels. Mazda BT-50 Drifter will probably be available in overseas markets from late 2007. Mazda's Sales managing director Fumio Tone said he was very confident that the Mazda BT-50 would help Mazda maintain its strong growth in the market. read more...

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Broadband Internet the next step ADSL2+

farang.pai-nai.com — If we look back on the last 12 months, we could say that broadband ADSL connections revolutionized the Internet use in Thailand. The technology of ADSL is not even available to everybody in Thailand or the technology behind ADSL, is evolving into a faster beast called ADSL2+ which will increase the maximum bandwidth to 24Mbit. There can be little doubt that ADSL2+, or also called ITU G.992.5, without broadband the internet would be a very slow place indeed. But delivering broadband raises many issues for the Thai service providers. To get high-speed connections to urban areas means using a city's own phone infrastructure, an infrastructure that can be 100 years old. Some of the copper expected to deliver high-speed data to our computers may have been around since the telephone was introduced in Thailand, and all of it is based on a technology dreamed up at the turn of the previous century. read more...

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