Nok Airlines (Nok Air) has submitted its business rehabilitation plan to the relevant agency, the company’s chief executive officer Wutthiphum Jurangkool reported to the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Monday.
Nok Air had filed for rehabilitation of its debts and the Central Bankruptcy Court had accepted the case on July 30, 2020. The court then issued an order for the airline to proceed with rehabilitation and appointed planners as proposed by the company on November 4, 2020.
The Cabinet secretary then announced the appointment of rehab planners in the Royal Gazette on December 15, 2020, which required planners to submit a rehab plan to the agency concerned by March 15, 2021.
The planners, however, sought to extend the deadline twice, by a month each time, and consequently, the date for submission of a rehabilitation plan was postponed to May 15 this year.
Since May 15 was a Saturday, the planners submitted the rehab plan on Monday. The receiving agency will determine and set a date for a meeting of creditors who have voting rights to consider the rehab plan.
“The company will report on the progress of the rehabilitation plan and other related matters,” Wutthiphum said.
CPF unveils “MEAT ZERO” the meat that is made from plants and manufactured to feel, taste, and appear like real meat thanks to “PLANT-TEC” innovation. The new product, expected to appeal to health-conscious consumers is affordable and available as ready-to-cook material and ready-to-eat menu
Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CPF) unveils “MEAT ZERO”, the meat that is made from plants and manufactured to feel, taste, and appear like real meat thanks to “PLANT-TEC” innovation. The new product, expected to appeal to health-conscious consumers, is affordable and available as ready-to-cook material and ready-to-eat menu through 7-Eleven and modern trade outlets across Thailand.
Under the goal to attain the top alternative meat brand in Asia within 2022 and the world’s top 3 within 2026, “MEAT ZERO” will simultaneously penetrate markets in Asia, Europe and the United States, taking advantage of CPF’s customer base in over 100 countries worldwide.
Advanced innovation
As plant-based meats are gaining popularity across the globe, CPF, a leading agro-industrial and food business operator in Thailand and worldwide, has been inspired to throw huge supports on the research and development of alternative meats for more than 2 years. In collaboration with world-renowned experts from the United States, Japan and Taiwan as well as food scientists of Chulalongkorn University and Mae Fah Luang University, CPF RD Center eventually discovered the“PLANT-TEC” innovation that creates the perfect texture, taste, smell and feel of real meat.
Mr. Prasit Boondoungprasert, chief executive officer of CPF, said that the success is echoed by a sample group’s confirmation that “MEAT ZERO” delivers the texture and taste of real meat.
“MEAT ZER0” is as tasty as real meat and consumers are barely able to tell if they are eating plants or real meats thanks to the outstanding achievement of CPF RD Center which has worked closely with the world’s leading research houses. We’re proud of this innovation and confident that our product will be warmly received by consumers in Thailand and overseas,” Mr. Prasit said.
Satisfying answer to various consumer groups
“MEAT ZER0” contains health nutritions. Consumers are promised plant-based protein, high fiber which is good for intestine and bowel and low cholesterol. Meanwhile, it aims to satisfy consumers who are cutting down meat consumption. As such, it is a recommended option for various consumer groups, whether they are seeking ways to stay more healthy or to reduce impacts on animals.
“Consumers have become more health-conscious. Some opt to control food intakes while others are losing weight. Some avoid meats on birthdays. Others turn to veggie food when they can, better known as flexitarians. Demand for meatless food options has consequently been skyrocketing. However, the options are pricey and quite difficult to find. “MEAT ZERO” is the answer. It is accessible in terms of pricing and marketing channels. We’re confident that it will definitely generate Bt250 million revenue within 2022 as expected.”
“MEAT ZERO” is priced relatively close to real meat. It is available as ready-to-eat food, with popular menus like plant-based bologna sausage, pork burger, rice with Phat Kraphrao and spaghetti with chopped meat. All are in the price range of Bt35-Bt45. Consumers can also buy uncooked meat products like plant-based chicken nuggets, plant-based minced pork, and plant-based crispy pork, all priced at Bt69. The items will be available at 7-Eleven, Makro, Lotus and modern trade outlets across the country. Famous actor Naphat Siangsomboon has agreed to be the first presenter of “MEAT ZERO”, who will promote the slogan of “Start now to change the world”.
Penetrate export markets, to become the world’s top 3 Vegans and flexitarians are numbered about 29% of global population. With customer base in over 100 countries, CPF will use it as the springboard to market “MEAT ZERO” in Asia, Europe and the United States. Asia will be first to be penetrated in 2021 and CPF is confident that “MEAT ZERO” will be the best-selling alternative meat brand in Asia within 2022. The distribution in Europe and the United States, home to most flexitarians, will start in 2023 and “MEAT ZERO” is expected to be the top 3 alternative meat brand within 2026.
“”MEAT ZER0” will be the world’s top 3 alternative meat brand within 3-5 years. Meanwhile, CPF will pursue the path to become a full-fledged food tech company that responds to the food needs of all consumer groups,” Mr. Prasit concluded.
dtac install Equipment Support for Medical Personnel in the Treatment of COVID19
dtac installs Equipment Support for Medical Personnel in the Treatment of COVID-19 Boosting High-Speed Internet at Thailands Largest Field Hospital with 5,200 Beds at Muang Thong Thani
dtac has joined forces with the Ministry of Public Health and the National Broadcasting Technology Commission (NBTC) to install equipment to monitor and analyze COVID-19 treatments, complete with high-speed internet, in support of public health workers. This set of equipment, together with mobile base stations for network boosts, are deployed at the 5,200-bed Bussarakham 1-5 Field Hospital with over 100,000 sqm. space in the IMPACT Challenger Hall in Muang Thong Thani.
dtac install Equipment Support for Medical Personnel in the Treatment of COVID19The Ministry of Public Health has transformed the Bussarakham 1-5 Halls of the IMPACT Challenger Hall into a field hospital to cater to “yellow group” COVID-19 patients – those with mild symptoms and without shortness of breath. This field hospital is set up to reduce the burden of government and private hospitals in Greater Bangkok, allowing for increased capacity to admit “red group” patients – those with severe conditions. The field hospital also includes a section for “red group” patients requiring special care with negative-pressure tents, respirators, and other equipment.
dtac install Equipment Support for Medical Personnel in the Treatment of COVID19
Mr. Sharad Mehrotra, CEO, Total Access Communication PLC or dtac, said, “At every stage of COVID-19 crisis, we can see that connectivity is essential to help Thai society get through this. A critical mission is to provide digital technology and high-speed internet for the frontline heroes; doctors, nurses, workers, and all the patients in the field hospitals. dtac is committed to supporting this initiative to get everyone through this COVID-19 crisis, collaborating with the government sector and other organizations.”
dtac is supporting in installing a digital infrastructure complete with the necessary hardware to assist the work of medical personnel in record keeping, analysis, follow-up, and monitoring of COVID-19 patients.
Furthermore, dtac is boosting its high-speed internet network in the IMPACT Challenger Hall, Muang Thong Thani, and surrounding areas with mobile base stations, while deploying dtac@Home free WiFi service.
B.Grimm posts q-on-q 25% rise in Q1 normalised profit On course to secure 1,000 MW
B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited (BGRIM),, achieved a 654.3% growth in the net profit attributable to the parent company in the first quarter of this year to 611 million baht.
B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited (BGRIM), Thailand’s leading industrial power producer, achieved a 654.3% growth in the net profit attributable to the parent company in the first quarter of this year to 611 million baht.
In terms of normalised net profit, which excludes unrealised foreign exchange gain (loss), the figures rose by 25.2% over the preceding quarter to 646 million baht, but down by 5.3% compared with the same period last year.
Dr Harald Link, Chairman and President of BGRIM, noted that the company’s industrial power producer (SPP) operations have grown robustly with good profit in the January-March period.
The sound SPP performance has softened interest payment burdens incurred following the end of the credit terms related to the engineering, equipment procurement and construction (EPC) contract involving BGRIM’s solar projects in Vietnam.
There was also a temporary drop in the solar power sales in Vietnam largely due to the COVID-19 effects.
B.Grimm posts q-on-q 25% rise in Q1 normalised profit On course to secure 1,000 MW
Meanwhile, the margins of earnings before Interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose to a record 31.5% as a result of expanding power sales to industrial clients which raised their purchase volumes from BGRIM by 6.5% over the preceding quarter, or 5.5% more than the level in the same period a year earlier to set a new record of 814 gigawatt-hours.
This is due to the system tie-in of new customers under the 10.3-megawatt power purchase agreements as well as the growth of all major industrial clientele especially those in the automotive parts, industrial gas and home appliances industries.
It is estimated that the electricity purchase volumes of industrial customers would grow by 10-15% this year.
In addition, production efficiency has been increased following the improvement of gas turbines of ABPR 1 and ABPR2 projects during June – October 2020 last year and the price of natural gas fell by 17.4% over the same period last year to contribute to lower production costs.
B.Grimm posts q-on-q 25% rise in Q1 normalised profit On course to secure 1,000 MW
BGRIM’s renewable energy business has realised full quarterly revenue from solar power projects in Cambodia which started commercial operation in December 2020.
However, revenues from BGRIM’s solar farms in Vietnam declined temporarily because of a drop of electricity purchase volumes caused by transmission line problems and lower power demand resulting from coronavirus outbreak.
But these problems were resolved and the purchase volumes have swung back strongly during March and April this year.
BGRIM has proactively laid down contingency plans to deal with various crisis scenarios and the coronavirus pandemic.
BGRIM’s financial position is firm with more than 21 billion baht in cash on hand and a solid cash flow driven by 48 operating power plants and supports from many financial institutions which allow the company’s projects to proceed as planned.
Dr Link said this year BGRIM is also beefing up cooperation with various companies and organisations to expand business opportunities.
In April 2021, BGRIM signed a memorandum of understanding with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) to jointly pursue businesses in the fields of renewable energy, energy management systems and other related ventures such as Energy Storage System (ESS), Energy Trading System, Smart Grid and Electricity Distribution System.
Construction of several BGRIM power projects are well underway this year including the Bo Thong Wind Farm 1 & 2 wind farm with an installed capacity of 16 MW located in Mukdahan Province.
The Bo Thong scheme has so far completed by 94% and is due to begin commercial operation in the first half of 2021.
To date, BGRIM has a total of 48 projects in operation with the goal of achieving a combined production capacity of at least 1,000 MW from green field projects and acquisitions by this year.
The company remains committed to the target of securing overall power supply contracts of up to 7,200 MW by 2025.
Huawei Contribute to Thailand through Technology-Empowered Healthcare
Huawei Commits to Grow in Thailand, Contribute to Thailand through Technology-Empowered Healthcare amid Covid-19 Challenges. The doctors are using AI-assisted diagnose solution to analyze CT scans and compare them with over 4,000 cases
In Bang Khun Thien Hospital, the largest field hospital in Thailand on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19, the doctors are using AI-assisted diagnose solution to analyze CT scans and compare them with over 4,000 cases stored in a database that is accessed using a local high-speed 5G network. This solution enables COVID-19 diagnoses to be processed in just 25 seconds per case. In the meantime, the patients in this field hospital are remotely registering their own medical data, such as temperature, symptoms, etc., thus avoiding direct physical contact and minimizing the risk of COVID transmission.
This is made possible by the recent cooperation between Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) in strengthening Thailand’s public health sector, especially for the field hospitals, to accommodate the increasing number of COVID-19 patients in Thailand and to support hospitals improve their medical capacity and hi-speed communication network. The cooperation covers provision of technologies for medical use worth more than six million baht to ensure safety for the medical staff and patients, including AI-assisted diagnose solution, 5G telemedicine, InPatient area Intelligent Management, and eLTE broadband trunking delivered to Bang Khun Thien field hospital in Bangkok.
Over the past year, the economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating, with significant impact on individual, industry and national economy across the world. In Thailand, different actors in both public and private sectors are closely working together to manage the spread of COVID-19 and boost post-pandemic recovery, among which Huawei has been proactively integrating its leading technology into Thailand’s fight against COVID-19 and long-term digital transformation.
As Mr. Abel Deng, CEO of Huawei Thailand, emphasized, this new cooperation with MDES is in alignment with Huawei’s commitment to continuously grow in Thailand and contribute to Thailand as a technology-leading ICT partner and proactive digital transformation enabler, especially amidst such challenging times as the ongoing spread of pandemic. According to Mr. Abel in several speeches, Huawei will stand firmly with Thailand and transform the ongoing crisis into new opportunity by applying digital technology including to 5G, Cloud and AI to tackle challenges in the public health and other sectors.
If we look back at Huawei’s footprints in 2020, it is clear that starting from the early outbreak of COVID-19 in Thailand, Huawei has been closely working with Thai government, industry partners and hospitals to protect people and get society back up and running. On March 10th 2020, Huawei donated its telemedicine video conference solution to Thailand hospitals and Disease Control Department. In less than one week, Huawei’s project team managed to finish installing the systems at all 5 locations. The donations, totaling around 10 million baht, included seven sets of Telepresence Systems and 200 mobile user accounts, which enabled medical experts across Thailand to work with frontline medical staff to conduct remote online consultations and monitor the patients’ condition on smart devices with fewer infection risks. On the same day, HE General Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul visited the IT Center of DDC. Through the Video Conference System, Prime Minister expressed his regards to the medical staffs at Bamrasnaradura Hospital, Banplee Hospital, the Suvarnabhumi Airport, and encouraged Huawei to keep contributing to Thailand’s digital transformation and improve people’s lives with its technological expertise.
After donating the video conference to enable remote consultations, Huawei further worked to improve Thailand hospitals’ medical diagnosis and evaluation using CT images. At the peak of the pandemic, the number of patients usually exceeds the treatment capacity of the hospital. The traditional CT technology thus became incapable of providing fast and accurate diagnosis. To solve this problem, on March 31st last year, Huawei worked with Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and Digital Economy Promotion Agency to donate AI-Assisted Service to Ramathibodi Hospital, aimed to help medical staffs with medical image analysis and can provide COVID-19 Diagnosis Results in as quick as 25 seconds per case. This illustrated how HUAWEI CLOUD, the first world-leading cloud service provider in Thailand, brought the technological innovation to Thai medical services.
As Professor Piyamitr Sritara, Dean, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University said, “The Artificial Intelligent technology helps clinical doctors to achieve faster and more accurate diagnosis. The solution can greatly help reduce the workload of Thai medical personnel in this situation.” As another effort to apply this success experience, in the following April, Huawei teamed up with Siriraj Public Hospital to provide AI solutions and 5G technology for the latter. “The AI technology can help doctors analyze CT quantification results of infection cases with high accuracy and low infection risks.” said Dr Prasit Watanapa, Dean at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital from Mahidol University. On the same day, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited Siriraj hospital to inspect its epidemic prevention progress, working conditions, and patient treatment. He also tried the AI-assisted diagnosis service provided by Huawei.
In addition to the two public hospitals above, we also see Huawei actively strive to bring technology innovation to the private organizations as well. On April 22th, Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, in cooperation with Huawei, HY Medical from China, and Chanwanich Co., Ltd. (Chanwanich), jointly developed AI technology to assist in the screening and diagnosis for traces in patients undergoing treatment for COVID-19, thereby establishing Bangkok Hospital Pattaya to be regarded as the first private hospital in the region that have adopted such technology which will be used to help support medical personnel in more accurate screening and diagnosis of the virus.
These aforementioned efforts have proved to be highly valuable and effective in supporting Thai Government in its post-COVID-19 economic recovery efforts and accelerating Thailand’s digital technology with 5G adaptation. As the pandemic situation develops in Thailand, on June 12th, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha welcomed Mr. Abel Deng, CEO of Huawei Thailand at the Government House of Thailand. On this occasion, the Prime Minister and Huawei CEO exchanged views on leveraging digital innovations and expertise as well as 5G ecosystem to support Thailand become the region’s digital technology leader. Huawei also reiterated its commitment to support Thailand during this challenging time with the donation of 500,000 face masks for further prevention of COVID-19.
Based on this meeting with prime minister, Huawei speeds up the integration of 5G and other leading technologies in Thailand’s smart healthcare. On June 25th, in partner with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) and Siriraj Hospital, Huawei utilized its 5G technology advantages to launch the piloting unmanned vehicle project for the first time in Thailand, transforming Thai healthcare with 5G innovation into smart hospital. The autonomous car offered safe, convenient and cost-effective solutions while reducing workload for healthcare worker and improving patient safety. According to NBTC, the 5G technology integration would then be progressively applied in the national health system for Smart Hospital transformation in the near future.
Growing upon Huawei’s previous cooperation and success experiences with Siriraj hospital, with the goal to further support Siriraj Hospital’s mission to serve better by becoming a smart center that will apply integrated digital technologies using 5G infrastructure, artificial intelligence, big data and cloud edge computing, Huawei signed a MOU of “5G Powered Smart Hospital Enabled with Cloud and AI” with the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University on December 3rd. According to Prof Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, this five-year MOU will raise the level and standards of our services and improve operational efficiency. This also marks the initial step in establishing Thailand’s first 5G smart state hospital.
As we can see, Huawei’s aforementioned efforts have strongly helped the Thai government and society fight COVID-19 and accelerate post-pandemic digital economy. Starting from its establishment in Thailand 21 years ago, this tech giant has actively empowered Thailand’s journey to become the most advanced 5G country and digital hub in the ASEAN region. In the meantime, Huawei is also continuously contributing social values to Thai community as a responsible local citizen with over 3,300 employees, including digital talent cultivation, narrowing local digital gap, and promoting sustainable development.
Because of Huawei’s valuable support to Thai society in the past 21 years and its efforts to support post-pandemic digital transformation, on March 9th 2021, Huawei has been chosen for the Special Prime Minister Award as the “Digital International Corporation of the Year”. It is the only company to receive this award. On this occasion, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed the government’s goal of employing 5G and AI systems to drive Thailand forward and asked Huawei to continue its digital mission. In response, Mr. Abel Deng stressed that with the mission of ‘Grow in Thailand, Contribute to Thailand’, Huawei will keep accompanying the country move forward to Thailand 4.0 as a technology-leading and trusted ICT partner, proactive digital transformation enabler, and continuous social value contributor especially during this challenging time.
“Purra” Thailands First mineral water Certified By Aquacert
“Purra” is Thailands first-ever mineral water to be certified by Aquacert (France), which ensures every manufacturing process, making Purra world-class mineral water that consumers can confidently consume.
“Purra” is Thailand’s first-ever mineral water to be certified by Aquacert (France), which ensures every manufacturing process, making Purra world-class mineral water that consumers can confidently consume. The brand also aims to build the brand further by making the brand more contemporary with new label designs in 2021.
Mr. Thitiporn Dhammabhimukkul, Chief Marketing Officer of Boonrawd Trading Co., Ltd., revealed that manufacturing quality products is always the company’s focus. The company is determined to manufacture an international-standard product to build Purra’s credibility and respond to consumers’ needs.
“2021 is another important year for Purra as the brand receives Aquacert Institute’s certification, which ensured that all of our mineral water manufacturing processes are up to the standard, building consumer confidence. Purra is also Thailand’s first and only mineral water brand to receive this certification.”
The brand is invested in differentiating from competitors by being a 100% natural mineral water with vital vitamins for the body with Silica, Calcium, Magnesium, and PH8 and embodying fashion to stand out in the mineral water market, making Purra a truly consumer’s brand in both beneficial, from vital minerals, and positive perception towards the brand.
The newly designed Purra labels will be even more contemporary and standout but still possess the brand’s uniqueness with Purra’s signature, the mountain element, in a more modern and sophisticated take with minimal composition in blue and gold hue, delivering an outstanding yet straightforward label design.
The new label design will be applied to all Purra’s SKUs, the 330, 600, 750 ml, and 1.5 liters, these are available now at convenience stores such as 7-Eleven, Tops, Tesco Lotus, Big C, Family Mart, leading department stores nationwide, and Singha Online Shop.
SCG Dow Completes MOCD, Ready to Accelerate Growth and Meet Global Demands
SCG’s Chemicals Business and Dow Thailand Group (Dow) announced the success of Map Ta Phut Olefins (MOC) Debottleneck Project (MOC Debottleneck or MOCD), which was completed ahead of plan and has started initial production. Production is expected to reach full capacity in May 2021.
The MOCD will expand the MOC’s olefins production capacity by 350,000 tons per year, strengthening its capability and competitive advantage, meeting the globally growing demand from industries, and enhancing Thailand’s petrochemical industry potentiality. State-of-the-art technology of MOC Debottleneck project enables the production process to have a lower investment cost, promotes energy saving, and is environmentally-friendly (Green Process).
Roongrote Rangsiyopash, President and CEO of SCG, said, “The MOCD is the MOC’s largest project in terms of investment and technological challenges. The project was completed earlier than planned despite being amid the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to the stringent and continuous implementation of COVID-19 response measures and our professionals’ capability and expertise to ensure safe and coherent project progress. The project is now ready to meet the demands of the domestic and international markets.”
Roongrote Rangsiyopash, President and CEO of SCG
Tanawong Areeratchakul, President of Chemicals Business, SCG, said, “The MOCD is another significant collaborative milestone between SCG’s Chemicals Business and Dow which work together to build growth and improve potentiality and competitive advantage at a global scale. This project will add MOC’s olefins production capacity by 350,000 tons per year and increase flexibility in feedstock selection, harnessing advanced production technologies that can lower costs and support energy-saving and green process. The full commercial production is expected to be ready in May 2021.”
Mr. Tanawong Areeratchakul, President of Chemicals Business, SCG
Bambang Candra, Asia Pacific Commercial Vice President of Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, revealed, “Dow’s differentiated offerings in packaging and specialty plastics applications have seen exceptional growth and traction in the Asia Pacific driven by megatrends including sustainability, industry 4.0, and healthcare. The successful completion of the debottlenecking delivers welcomed capacity expansion that helps position Dow well to continue to capture this growth.”
Chatchai Luanpolcharoenchai, Dow Thailand President, concluded, “Dow’s collaboration with SCG to invest and bring in state-of-the-art technology to this project demonstrates our commitment to customers in the Asia Pacific and the growth of their businesses. It also strengthens Thai industries’ technology and competitiveness, which will help drive the country’s economy.”
Chatchai Luanpolcharoenchai, Dow Thailand President
Map Ta Phut Olefins Company Limited (MOC) is a joint venture between SCG Chemicals Company Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCG) and Dow. Currently, SCG holds an indirect stake of 67% in MOC while Dow owns the remaining 33% of both direct and indirect shares. In 2018, SCG and Dow approved the MOC Debottleneck project with an investment of approximately 15.5 billion baht.
About Map Ta Phut Olefins Company Limited
Map Ta Phut Olefins Company Limited (MOC) is a world-scale upstream petrochemical plant with a comprehensive production range that links to downstream petrochemical activities. Located in Map Ta Phut Sub-district, Rayong Province, the plant has commenced its operations since April 2010 and completed a debottlenecking project or MOCD to start a full commercial operation in May 2021.
About SCG, Chemicals Business
Chemicals Business, SCG, is one of the largest integrated petrochemical companies in Thailand and a key industry leader in Asia offers a full range of petrochemical products ranging from upstream production of olefins to downstream production of 3 main plastics resins: polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride. Chemicals Business is committed to conducting business in line with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Chemicals Business on developing new technology and innovation to create high value-added products (HVA) and holistic service solutions concerning areas on the rise such as circular economy, medical & healthcare, electric vehicle (EV) to better meet diverse places emphasis demands and sustainable environmental stewardship. For more information, please visit www.scgchemicals.com.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, and leading business positions to achieve profitable growth. The Company’s ambition is to become the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive, and sustainable materials science company, with a purpose to deliver a sustainable future for the world through our materials science expertise and collaboration with our partners. Dow’s portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings, and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer care. Dow operates 106 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 35,700 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $39 billion in 2020. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit http://www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
As Data Usage Doubles in Field Hospitals dtac Deploys Free Wi-Fi
Peak data usage occurs from 18:00-21:00 Hrs. Free Wi-Fi in field hospitals uses wireless dtac@Home set boxes. Rapid response team deployed base stations at field hospitals across Thailand
dtac continues to support the work of public health personnel handling the COVID-19 situation. The rapid response team deployed base stations, mobile stations, and free dtac@Home Wi-Fi in field hospitals and surrounding areas. This includes the Bangkok Arena, now transformed into Erawan-2 Field Hospital with 350 beds. data usage doubled since the opening of field hospitals.
As Data Usage Doubles in Field Hospitals dtac Deploys Free Wi-Fidtac Reveal Key Usage Data in Field Hospitals as Follow:
Peak hours for data usage are from 18:00 – 21:00 Hrs.
The most popular apps are 1. Facebook, 2. Youtube, 3. Tiktok, 4. Instagram, 5. Line and 6. Netflix.
Data usage approximately doubled in field hospitals.
Provinces with highest data usage in field hospitals: 1. Bangkok., 2. Chiang Mai and 3. Samut Sakhon.
dtac has set up a rapid response team to deploy high-speed internet at every field hospital across Thailand for seamless communications during this crisis. They include the Thammasat Field Hospital, Rangsit Campus; Field Hospital in the 7th Cycle Celebration Building of the Chiang Mai International Exhibition & Convention Centre, Chalermphrakiat Sports Centre Field Hospital in Mae Cho district, Chiang Mai province; the Federation of Thai Industries Field Hospital (10th Sakhon People Care Center) in Samut Sakhon; and the Nonthaburi Field Hospital at Nonthaburi Wittayalai School.
As Data Usage Doubles in Field Hospitals dtac Deploys Free Wi-FiDr. Supaporn Kornluck, Deputy Director of the Medical Service Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), said, “For COVID-19 patients, closely monitoring their symptoms is crucial. Doctors need to know of patients’ temperature, blood pressure, blood oxygen level in conjunction with other conditions regularly each day to determine the proper treatment. However, due to the need for social distancing to reduce touch and the inadvertent spread of the disease, doctors will not meet the patients directly in person. This is where video conferencing is essential in enabling field hospital medical teams to ‘see’ their patients remotely. Internet connectivity plays a crucial role in bridging the gap in access to patients, making treatment and monitoring more efficient. Moreover, the doctors, nurses, all the personnel, including the patients in the field hospitals can use the internet to connect to their families or access apps for other productivities.”
Mr. Prathet Tankuranun, Chief Technology Officer, Total Access Communication PLC or dtac, said, “dtac has deployed a rapid response team to deliver high-speed internet within 24-hours where it is needed to support the work of doctors, nurses, medical and non-medical personnel working to contain the spread of COVID-19 and care for the patients. We have rapid-deployment base stations and mobile base stations for field hospitals. We continuously expand mobile coverage with 4G-TDD services featuring Massive MIMO technology for triple the data capacity. We are also using our 700 MHz low-frequency network to provide even greater coverage indoors and in the rural areas, contributing to a superlative network experience for users to connect to what matters most.”
As Data Usage Doubles in Field Hospitals dtac Deploys Free Wi-Fi
For both patients and frontline workers, dtac also launched free Wi-Fi in field hospitals using dtac@Home – an easy-to-install box set system that requires no cable installation. dtac@Home is now available at:
Bang Khun Thian Geriatric Hospital, Bang Khun Thian district, Bangkok.
Application deadline for UAE Water Aid award extended to end of May
The UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia) has extended the application deadline for the third Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award to the end of this month. The award offers prizes totalling US$1 million to innovators offering sustainable solutions to solve water scarcity problems.
Extending the deadline will give participants a better opportunity to complete their applications and will attract companies, research centres and institutes, innovators and young people to promote their innovations.
“In light of the global challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, we decided to extend the deadline for accepting applications, so all those wishing to participate have the opportunity to complete their registration and contribute to providing innovative and sustainable technologies to provide safe drinking water to those in need,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, chairman of the board of trustees of Suqia UAE.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award has expanded its scope to include new technologies that produce, distribute, store, monitor, desalinate and purify water using renewable energy. It has also added the Innovative Crisis Solutions Award to the three previous award categories, namely Innovative Projects Award, Innovative R&D Award and Innovative Individual Award.
The 26th International conference on THE FUTURE OF ASIA will be held on May 20-21
One of the most important global conferences in Asia 26th International conference on “THE FUTURE OF ASIA” will be held on Thursday, May 20 and Friday, May 21, 2021 organized by Nikkei Inc. The conference will be streamed live from Tokyo. Video archives will also be available.
The 26th International Conference on THE FUTURE OF ASIA will be held on Thursday, May 20 and Friday, May 21, 2021, organized by Nikkei Inc. The conference will be streamed live from Tokyo. Video archives will also be available.
This year’s conference, titled “Shaping the post-COVID era: Asia’s role in the global recovery,” brings together various leaders in Asia, including former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
The coronavirus outbreak is changing the shape of Asia. In the midst of anxiety over the spread of the virus, populism and authoritarianism are rising, and some people worry that democracy is receding.
Will Asian leaders be able to pave the way for the post-COVID era while preserving the principles of “peace and stability” and “diversity?” Will they be able to cooperate on international issues, including overcoming future pandemics? In the 26th International Conference of THE FUTURE OF ASIA, we will discuss how Asia can enter a new era during this time of uncertainty.
In addition to speeches by the political leaders, we are planning to invite experts from various fields for panel discussions on such topics as “Asia and the new US administration,” “International cooperation to fight the pandemic,” “Innovation in the COVID-19 era,” and “Cultural exchange in the COVID-19 era.”
Title: The 26th International Conference on THE FUTURE OF ASIA
Date and Time: Thursday, May 20 – Friday, May 21, 2021 9:30a.m.-6:00p.m. (JST, tentative)
How to watch: Live streaming/Video archives
Organized by: Nikkei Inc.
Sponsored by: The Japan Foundation, Philip Morris Japan
About the International Conference on THE FUTURE OF ASIA
THE FUTURE OF ASIA is an international gathering where political, economic and academic leaders from the Asia-Pacific region offer their opinions frankly and freely on regional issues and the role of Asia in the world. Held by Nikkei every year since 1995 (it was canceled due to the new coronavirus pandemic last year), it is considered one of the most important global conferences in Asia.
Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CPF) launchs long-awaited plant-based
dtac install Equipment Support for Medical Personnel in the Treatment of COVID19The Ministry of Public Health has transformed the Bussarakham 1-5 Halls of the IMPACT Challenger Hall into a field hospital to cater to “yellow group” COVID-19 patients – those with mild symptoms and without shortness of breath. This field hospital is set up to reduce the burden of government and private hospitals in Greater Bangkok, allowing for increased capacity to admit “red group” patients – those with severe conditions. The field hospital also includes a section for “red group” patients requiring special care with negative-pressure tents, respirators, and other equipment.
dtac install Equipment Support for Medical Personnel in the Treatment of COVID19
B.Grimm posts q-on-q 25% rise in Q1 normalised profit On course to secure 1,000 MW
B.Grimm posts q-on-q 25% rise in Q1 normalised profit On course to secure 1,000 MW
Roongrote Rangsiyopash, President and CEO of SCG
Mr. Tanawong Areeratchakul, President of Chemicals Business, SCG
Chatchai Luanpolcharoenchai, Dow Thailand President
As Data Usage Doubles in Field Hospitals dtac Deploys Free Wi-Fidtac Reveal Key Usage Data in Field Hospitals as Follow:
As Data Usage Doubles in Field Hospitals dtac Deploys Free Wi-FiDr. Supaporn Kornluck, Deputy Director of the Medical Service Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), said, “For COVID-19 patients, closely monitoring their symptoms is crucial. Doctors need to know of patients’ temperature, blood pressure, blood oxygen level in conjunction with other conditions regularly each day to determine the proper treatment. However, due to the need for social distancing to reduce touch and the inadvertent spread of the disease, doctors will not meet the patients directly in person. This is where video conferencing is essential in enabling field hospital medical teams to ‘see’ their patients remotely. Internet connectivity plays a crucial role in bridging the gap in access to patients, making treatment and monitoring more efficient. Moreover, the doctors, nurses, all the personnel, including the patients in the field hospitals can use the internet to connect to their families or access apps for other productivities.”
As Data Usage Doubles in Field Hospitals dtac Deploys Free Wi-Fi
The 26th International conference on THE FUTURE OF ASIA will be held on May 20-21
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