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PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) represented by Mr. Siriphong Fuenglikhit (left), Vice President for Social Responsibility Department, recently received the Global CSR award at Platinum Winner, honoring the H.T.M.S. Underwater Learning Center Project. The award was presented by Hon’ble Justice Swatanter Kumar (right), Former Chairperson of National Green Tribual, at the Energy and Environment Foundation Global CSR Awards 2020 recently held in New Delhi, India.

In collaboration with the Royal Thai Navy, Kasetsart University, related agencies and local communities, two navy ships - H.T.M.S. Prab and H.T.M.S. Sattakut – were laid down in the seas in Chumphon and Surat Thani provinces to use as man-made dive site and homes to sea animals. This project can also generate revenues for local communities for higher than 59 million baht a year.

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“Siamese Asset Public Company Limited” (SA), being a fully integrated real estate developer, revealed their 2020 strategies, particularly the initiative to increase their real estate portfolio that produces recurring income. The Company is set to initiate three main strategies to increase the income ratio from rental business from the previous strategy plan of developing mainly residential projects for sale, while also announcing their 40,000-million-baht worth of real estate projects currently on offer for sale.

Mr. Kajonsit Singsansern, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Siamese Asset Public Company Limited (SA), revealed that the Company is an integrated real estate developer build on the concept “Asset of Life” applied to both horizontal and vertical developments for all customer segments with the focus on high potential locations in city centers – CBD and New CBD, while incorporating distinctive features into the projects through innovations and additional amenities to project unique selling points and raise the level of the quality of life in the best possible environment to fulfill the needs of the customers who have the desire to have their own homes and for long-term investment. This strategy has led to the realization of revenue from the growth of the real estate business at the accumulated average rate of 62.2 percent over the past three years, and an accumulated profit growth of over 100 percent in the past three years. In 2019, the Company achieved a net profit of 512 million baht excluding minority interests.

With such a continuous growth in performance, the Company has devised their 2020 business plan by expanding the development of real estate projects to become more diversified along with the determination to become the “Living’s Value Creator”, in other words the real estate developer who quickly responds to their customers’ needs and creates value in every living and investing experience. This is being done by adding food & beverage business and rental space services such as cloud kitchen, rental service business such as Serviced Residence, that will help to create more secured income flow and increase value to their customers’ assets through the improvement of the regular after-sales services and for condominiums to rebrand and upgrade to become the “Branded Residence” under the three new main strategies, as follow:

The development of the units that remain the properties of the customers along with rental services– Designing and developing the units to be suitable for rental as serviced residences for sales to customers who are investors seeking returns from rentals. Plans are in place to develop and include such units in almost all projects, namely, The Collection, Siamese Exclusive 42, Siamese Exclusive Ratchada, Siamese Rama 9, Siamese Sukhumvit 87 and Siamese Sukhumvit 48, where hotel-like amenities will be made available to renters.

Development of buildings for rent that will remain the properties of the Company – The Company plans to hold ownership in projects located in high potential locations, such as condominiums whose functionality can be changed into hotels or serviced residences, and commercial spaces for rent in order to increase the proportion of regular income from rental business with the plan to develop such buildings in The Collection, Siamese Exclusive 42, Siamese Exclusive Ratchada, Siamese Rama 9, Siamese Sukhumvit 48 and Siamese Sukhumvit 87 projects – which are considered mixed-use real estate projects.

Develop and renovate old buildings for sale or for rent– The Company has a policy to invest in buildings located in prime CBD areas such as Silom and Sukhumvit and at high potential tourist destinations to develop and modify their functionality to add more value to the projects to increase income from sale or rent. Most recently, the Company have bought the land and the building under construction on Sukhumvit Soi 39 to develop into either a hotel or serviced residence.

“The Company’s direction in the future is to increase the scope of the real estate business to achieve more recurring income from increased rental portfolio from the present situation where the majority of the income is realized from the development of residential projects for sales. Currently (as of December 31, 2019), the real estate projects available for sale totals 13 projects together worth more than 40,000 million baht, projects such as the Siamese Rama 9 (mixed-use) and Siamese Exclusive 31, Mr. Kajonsit said.

The Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer of Siamese Asset Plc. added that, because of such combined strategies, the Company has prepared to increase the scope of real estate project developments under the new model called “Branded Residence” to increase the income portfolio from rentals and to create added value for condominium projects, by partnering with a leading hotel chain to help provide integrated services through complete multifaceted living, including project management, common area and all units in the project while offering luxury services of international hotel standard in order to promote the development potential of real estate projects for the Company.

March 13, 2020– Total Access Communication Public Company Limited, or dtac, offers dtac Happy Tourist SIM Cards that will help track foreigners arriving from COVID-10 high-risk countries at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Phuket International Airport, Chiang Mai International Airport and Mae Fah Luang – Chiang Rai International Airport which fall under Airports of Thailand PCL from today onwards.

Lih Ren How, Chief Marketing Officer at Total Access Communication Public Company Limited, or dtac, said, “dtac is ready to support government policy on keeping track of anyone who travels from high-risk countries to Thailand by using the mobile phone network. We collaborate with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) and the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to monitor everyone traveling from foreign countries, both Thais and foreigners. Everybody will receive COVID-19 screening from officials from the Ministry of Public Health and the Immigration Bureau. This procedure is to ensure public awareness, whether it be travelers coming to Thailand or Thai people, about COVID-19 tracking and precautions.

dtac has set up a booth with staff who will offer dtac Happy Tourist SIM Cards for foreigners visiting Thailand at a screening checkpoint of the Department of Disease Control. The SIM Cards are available at 49 baht and can be used for 14 days.

Foreign travelers who use roaming service in Thailand can download the AOT Airport application from Airports of Thailand PCL. The application will allow travelers to fill out their information. This will help the government to contact and keep track of the travelers as the COVID-19 outbreak evolves. Foreign travelers who have no plans to use roaming service are required to buy SIM Cards at the checkpoint. This policy has been in effect since March 12, 2020.

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Puttipong Punnakan, Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES) (Fourth from left), Thakoon Tanthasith, Secretary-General of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) (Fifth from left), and Lertratana Ratananakul, Senior Vice President, Head of Government Relations of Total Access Communication Public Company Limited, or dtac, (Second from right) made an announcement at Suvarnabhumi Airport about the policy for anyone traveling to Thailand to download AOT Airport application or buy dtac Happy Tourist SIM Cards at the Department of Disease Control’s checkpoint to monitor foreigners arriving from countries at risk of COVID-19.

March 18, 2020– dtac announced a COVID-19 Crisis Business Survival”toolkit for corporate customers. The solutions include an internet package to support work from home or alternate sites, in addition to COVID-19 insurance and a powerful network solution that allows secured remote connections to access corporate enterprise or cloud applications.

Rajiv Bawa, Head of Business Group, Total Access Communications Public Company Limited, or dtac, said, “While every organization is working on business continuity plans to prepare options for their staff to work from home or from outside the offices, dtac found that corporate customers have two key concerns. The first one is about the internet speed and the second one is the secured remote connectivity when accessing data from outside of the organizations. We would like to support our corporate customers during this period so that their businesses will continue as usual and their services remain unaffected through our simple and secured connectivity solutions.”

“COVID-19 Crisis Business Survival” solutions from dtac are:

1) Worry Free Insurance From COVID-19
· Add-on internet package 99 baht and free 1-year COVID-19 insurance from Sunday Ins Co., Ltd. and free 500 MB of data

2) Work at Home and Worry Free with Value Internet Package
· Apply for add-on internet package 60 GB/month for 6 months at 299 baht/month
· Apply for add-on internet package 30 GB/month for 6 months at 199 baht/month

3) Work Anywhere and Worry Free with secured remote connections powered by NetFoundry

· 99 baht/user/month

These solutions are simple, worryfree and support corporate and enterprise level secured connectivity in a fast, easy and pay as you go model. dtac’s secured remote connection powered by NetFoundry, allows employess to work remotely and connect or access corporate systems or applications any time without using VPN or other complex connectivity solutions. Additionally, this solution if flexible, easy to setup and companies can pay as they go, adjust number of users as required. This simple solution which can be setup fast allows corporates to setup a business continuity plan very quickly

For more information, please contact 088-188-1678, or *1806 for dtac customer.

The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation are today sharing some key lessons and experience from doctors and other medical administrators and staff at the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU), who were at the frontline of COVID-19 treatment in China and crucial to slowing its spread.

In the form of a digital handbook, the medical administrators and staff cover and share globally what they’ve learned every step of the way, from screening, to diagnosis and treatment of patients who contracted COVID-19.

Over a 50-day period, FAHZU admitted 104 patients confirmed ill with COVID-19, including 78 critically ill patients. Through pioneering efforts of medical staff and investment in new technologies, FAHZU has so far made it through the public health crisis without a single medical staff infection, missed diagnosis or patient death.

It is the hope of the Jack Ma Foundation and the Alibaba Foundation that medical administrators and staff around the world find this handbook helpful and useful in treating COVID-19 patients.

“Today, with the spread of the global pandemic, these experiences are precious and the most-important weapon for medical personnel,” wrote Jack Ma in a foreword in the handbook. “We hope that, with this handbook, doctors and nurses in other affected areas can learn from experience as they face this battle, without having to start from scratch.”

Medical administrators and staff can download the handbook at covid-19.alibabacloud.com.

Follow Jack Ma and Jack Ma Foundation on Twitter for the Foundation’s latest efforts to combat COVID-19. Please contact us with further questions.

อีเว้นท์ ป็อป สู้โควิด-19 ออกฟีเจอร์ใหม่ “Online Event”

Bangkok-March 2020- During this inconvenience due to the spread of COVID-19, many industries have been affected greatly. As a result, many event organizers have already had an impact on their events being cancelled which lead to chargebacks. In light of these events, we have launched a new feature called “Online Event” in order to support event organizers, brands, and any organizations to host events in this challenging situation. Eventpop is still operating as usual and is always here to support our clients and organizers. We are more than willing to assist and provide recommendations to anyone who wishes to host online events.

Eventpop will be working in partnership with Pro Plugin, Frog Live, and LiveTube, the known experts in Thailand's live broadcasting industry, to provide an advanced high-quality live streaming platform. Furthermore, we will also continue to develop partnerships with True Digital Park, Thailand eSports Arena, other business corporations, and studios that are equipped with live broadcasting tools.

Over the years Eventpop has been providing event solutions, ticketing platform, and collecting customer data which can be valuable to organizers. We have been empowering organizers to host more than 8000 events in various types including entertainment, sport, education, and activity - all of which required a venue to host an event. As the COVID–19 outbreak shows little to no sign of slowing down, Eventpop would like to introduce everyone to seek an alternative way of hosting events virtually through Eventpop’s platform.

With our one-stop operation service, webinars, workshops, live streamings, and virtual sport events are all possible to happen from anywhere at any time. It is the easiest way for anyone who wishes to create online events. In addition, customers who are interested in attending an event can simply get the access link by completing online registration and payment. They will also get notifications if there’s any information updates from the organizer.

Eventpop is highly aware of the impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We strive to support and expand more opportunities to event organizers, brands, and any individuals during this time of uncertainty. Don't let challenges stop you from creating the best event experience.

If you are interested in hosting online events or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at sales@eventpop.me or 0625932224 press 2 (Call Center).

About Event Pop Co., Ltd. (Thailand)
Established in 2015, Eventpop became an online ticketing platform for event of all types. In 2017, Intouch Holdings PCL and Beacon Venture Capital, a wholly-owned corporate venture capital fund of Kasikornbank PLC, invested in Eventpop. Today, Eventpop is the leading event technology platform that helps organizers to promote, sell tickets, and operate both offline and online event services. For more information about Eventpop, please visit www.eventpop.me

Mr. Phongsthorn Thavisin (4th from right), President and Chief Executive Officer of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) supported 5,000 liters of pure alcohol to Professor Bundhit Eua-arporn, Ph.D. (4th from left), President of Chulalongkorn University for making hand sanitizers to be provided to the general public and departments of the university itself to prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The event was recently organized at the PTTEP Headquarters, the Energy Complex Building.

Bangkok – 25 March 2020: The Board of Directors of Intouch Holdings Plc. (INTOUCH) has resolved to postpone the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for 2020 from March 31 until after May 31, 2020. This is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is spreading quickly and has not yet been contained. INTOUCH is very concerned about the safety of its shareholders, and the government has asked for cooperation from all sectors to avoid activities that involve large gatherings of people. This postponement will not have any significant effect on the Company’s business operations or the shareholders’ right to receive the interim dividend.

The Board of Directors will reconsider this matter at an appropriate time when the situation has been resolved, and set a new date and agenda for the AGM, including a new Record Date for specifying the list of shareholders who have the right to attend the meeting. The Company will then inform the shareholders accordingly.

The Board of Directors approved the interim dividend payment from the Company’s net profit as of 31 December 2019 at 1.30 baht per share, totaling approximately 4,168 million baht, instead of proposing the annual dividend to the AGM, in order to reduce the impact from the sudden postponement of the meeting. The Record Date for specifying the list of shareholders who have the right to receive this dividend was 26 February 2020, and the dividend will be paid on 23 April 2020, the same date as the shareholders had been previously notified. This interim dividend of 1.30 baht per share, when combined with the interim dividend of 1.35 baht per share for the first half of the year 2019 (which was paid on 4 September 2019), constitutes an annual dividend of 2.65 baht per share from the Company’s net profit in 2019. Consequently, the Board of Directors will not propose any other dividend payment for the year 2019.

In addition, the Board of Directors approved the appointment of Ms. Manida Zinmerman as a new independent director, member of the Audit and Risk Committee and member of the CSR Committee for Sustainable Development, to replace Mr. Chalaluck Bunnag (who has resigned from his board position, effective 25 March 2020).

The Company wishes to apologize to the shareholders for the cancellation of the AGM. The meeting will not be re-scheduled until the Department of Disease Control at the Ministry of Public Health announces that Thailand is safe from the spread of the COVID-19 virus and has returned to normal conditions. The Company will then arrange for the AGM to be held, in accordance with the law, as soon as it is reasonably practicable.

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About INTOUCH

Intouch Holdings Plc (SET: INTUCH) is the leading holding company in telecommunications, media, and technology, whose purpose is to connect Thais with technology that uplifts their quality of lives through the professionally-run company under good corporate governance, good corporate citizenship, and delivering deliver sustainable growth and long-term value to shareholders. The company had garnered many prestigious awards over the years, including “Best Public Company of the Year” for the second consecutive year in the Money and Banking Awards 2019, in both the SET and Technology Industry categories, “Thailand’s Top Corporate Brand Value 2019” in the IT and Telecom category for the third consecutive year; “Best Company Performance Awards” (in the category of market capitalization of more than 100,000 million baht) and the “Thailand Sustainability Investment Awards” (THSI) for the fifth consecutive year (2015-2019); Sustainability Report Awards 2019 and also received the ESG 100 certification from Thaipat Institute for the fifth consecutive year.”

Currently, Intouch’s investment includes wireless telecommunication business under Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited, satellite and international business under Thaicom Public Company Limited, as well as other businesses, such as High Shopping and InVent. For more information please contact:

www.intouchcompany.com

www.facebook.com/intouchcompany

Tri Petch Isuzu Sales Co., Ltd. , reveals that it has been informed by Isuzu Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd. - - the Isuzu production plant in Thailand-- that as the current COVID-19 situation has resulted in the shortage of component supply chain across the globe as well as the shrinkage of both the domestic and the export markets, it has decided to temporarily suspend vehicle production of its 2 production plants -- in Amphur Prapradaeng, Samut Prakan Province and in Gateway Industrial Estate in Chachoengsao Province--during April 13-30, 2020.

This vehicle production suspension might have some impact on the vehicle delivery to Isuzu booking customers. However, Tri Petch Isuzu Sales Co., Ltd. would like to assure the customers it will try its best, as the Isuzu sole distributor, to handle this matter.

with a Financial Support of 500 million baht, to Reinforce and Protect the Troop of Medical Personnel

Bangkok, March 31, 2020 – Due to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) which has become more severe and expanding with high numbers of infected persons and deaths in many countries throughout the globe including Thailand, and due to the unpredictability of the situation, helping one another and bringing the country out of the crisis is greatly crucial; it is important to support medical personnel who are at the forefront of the coronavirus fight by providing them with equipment that are necessary for self-protection, preventing them from exposing to risks when offering treatment to a great number of infected patients at hospitals.

Mitr Phol Group and Banpu Public Company Limited — private organizations that operate their business by adhering to good corporate governance and prioritizing both business and social responsibilities, have collaboratively established “Mitr Phol-Banpu Solidarity to Aid Thailand on COVID-19 Confrontation Foundation,” of which the value is 500 million baht, with objectives to sponsor corresponding agencies with medical and public health equipment necessary for COVID-19 protection and control in Thailand in order to mitigate and cease the pandemic, and to express gratitude and supports to all medical personnel at the same time.

Mr. Isara Vongkusolkit, Chairman of the Board of Mitr Phol Group, stated that “the outbreak of COVID-19 was a tremendous disaster for many countries and humanity. Presently, more than 786,270 people from different countries have been infected with a death toll of up to 37,830. In Thailand alone, the number of the infected is 1,651 with a death toll of 10 (as of March 31, 2020). Not only does this disaster put an end to lives of a large number of people, it is also a grievous cause of global economic stagnation, reduced wellbeing, and depression for a prolonged period of time. As a result, this pandemic should be halted and banished urgently. In this regard, to achieve this, it depends on several factors, be they policies executed by the public sector, roles taken by the business sector, civic collaboration, individual and family responsibilities, acceleration to discontinue the spreading of virus, as well as creation of vaccines and medication. Therefore, Mitr Phol Group and Banpu, including their subsidiaries, have realized how important to accumulate vital resources in order to cope with the epidemic together, starting from sufficiently providing medical personnel with medical resources, equipment, apparatus, and medical supplies in a timely manner. We have established the foundation to fight against COVID-19 outbeak as to help lessen the excessive burden bound by the public sector, public health agencies, and medical personnel in all areas.”

Ms. Somruedee Chaimongkol, Chief Executive Officer of Banpu Public Company Limited, imparted that “As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand which adversely affects people’s lives to a great extent, the number of the infected has been consistently increasing day after day. Banpu regards this situation as our responsibility to take part in addressing the problem side by side with those who have devoted themselves for other people. We truly wish that this collaboration of Banpu and Mitr Phol Group will be a great support in successfully handling and coping with the crisis. Moreover, we hope that we shall be inspiration and motivators that encourage other groups of people to take part in supporting and making it through this hard time, whether they be large, medium, or small organizations, or even individuals that are willing to help. On top of that, this is also a time for Thai people to join forces and overcome this situation altogether. Last but not least, we hereby would like to express our gratitude and supports to medical personnel who have been working hard to help us. We shall always be by your side.”
As to be part of the supporting team in rapidly eradicating the virus, Mitr Phol Group have previously distributed alcohol sterilizer obtained from sugarcane ethanol production as well as “Chuenjai by Mitr Phol” branded alcohol hand sanitizer made from molasses to 140 hospitals, educational institutes, and public agencies in 37 provinces throughout the country for the purposes of disinfection and cleaning. Additionally, the company also gave one hundred thousand liters of alcohol sterilizer to the Excise Department. The total value of all alcohol products distributed is more than 10 million baht.

For Banpu PCL, the company has aided Thammasat University Hospital in constructing and renovating 5 negative pressure rooms, and gave 10 ventilator machines to the hospital, the total value of which is equivalent to 10.5 million. In this regard, the purpose of this support is to provide medical personnel with access to equipment that assists them in offering treatment to the COVID-19 infected person in a more rapid and effective manner.

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About BANPU
Banpu Public Company Limited is a leading integrated energy solutions company in the Asia Pacific operating 3 core group of businesses – energy resources, energy generation, and energy technology – in 10 countries: Thailand, Indonesia, China, Australia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Singapore, Japan, the United States of America and Vietnam.

The pandemic impact of Covid-19 spreading fast throughout the world requires many organizations to set business continuity plans to keep business running during the crisis. Working From Home (WFH) results in tremendous increase in data circulation on internet network. BKNIX, as an Internet Exchange Provider, offers Remote Meeting Platform, www.Vclass.net/conference at Free of Charge to support WFH during COVID-19 situation. Use of collaboration tools & platform to remote working environments, to stay connected with staffs and business partners become essential business process and the key factor to reduce the business risk. This urgency requires businesses to further leverage technology and prepare for this disruption.

T.C.C. Technology Co. Ltd (TCCtech), as the Primary Data Center Hub for BKNIX, welcome and in supportive of our partner, BKNIX, the 1st Neutral Internet Exchange in Thailand. BKNIX invites Institutions, Universities, Content, Application and Internet Services Providers who have never used BKNIX services before to try the National Internet Exchange service free of charge. We will also increase the port up to double capacity for existing members / customers, starting from now onwards to September 2020. Any organization can register for the service at http://bknix.co.th/th/covid-19 .

Professor Dr. Kanchana Kanchanasut, Internet Hall of Fame Inductee (2013) stated “Internet is a main factor in driving a digital society, especially for this difficult pandemic that our nation is facing. Internet becomes the critical infrastructure of society to survive through the impact of COVID-19. It is our great pleasure for Internet Exchange Point, BKNIX, to collaborate with our main partner, especially TCC Technology, to support the efficiency of WFH, which generates the higher demand for internet. This phenomenon has driven the future growth of Technology and Online Services. People learn and apply technology automatically. To strengthen the country’s communication system, to support people and organizations from all sectors to access internet with the high quality services and not to focus only on business competitiveness, the synergy, among all internet and online providers, is highly crucial.”

Voradis Vinyaratn, Executive Director of T.C.C. Technology Co., Ltd stated “IT infrastructure is the heart of Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and plays an important role in the effective delivery of online communication, data exchanges, remote working and business continuity solutions. TCCtech is proud to continuously support the excellent programs that BKNIX has initiated. We believe that the beginning has already been started; adopting and adjusting the way we work have never been necessary as now.”

About BKNIX

Bangkok Neutral Internet Exchange (BKNIX) is the first neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Thailand. Launched in 2015, BKNIX is operated under the Thai Network Information Center (THNIC) foundation with a mission to enhance Internet quality for Thai Internet users. Currently, there are 32 ASNs, from ISPs, cloud, content providers, research and education networks, interconnecting to exchange Internet traffic through BKNIX’s outstanding carrier-class equipment which can carry terabits per second (Tbps) data exchange rate. BKNIX is considered as an important Internet infrastructure that supports the continuous growth of internet data exchanged in Thailand. For more information, please visit https://bknix.co.th.

About TCC Technology Group

TCC Technology Group is a Technology Solutions Partner, aiming to address customers’ requirements with Best Value Solutions through Neutral & Trusted Facilities (certified under ISO27001), Secured Cloud Platform (certified under CSA STAR and PCI DSS), supported by Strong Connectivity managed by Experienced Professionals. TCC Technology Group consists of T.C.C. Technology Co., Ltd. (TCCtech), LEAP Solutions Asia Co., Ltd. (LSA) and Shinasub Co., Ltd. (SNS). This power of Synergies among companies under TCC Conglomerates and Global Strategic Partners enhances continuous growth and commitment towards sustainability. For more details, please visit https://www.tcc-technology.com/en

Bangkok, 8 April 2020 – BETAGRO, Thailand’s leader in the food industry, reaffirms its commitment to contributing to the quality of life of Thai people through high quality and safe food at fair price, kicks off a special project ‘BETAGRO #recover19’ to stand by Thai people amidst the spread of COVID-19. Through this project, BETAGRO will help Thai people to stay healthy by providing high quality and safe food at fair price. Betagro will also offer emergency assistance and support through three main entities –the public health, the government’s policy and society.

Vasit Taepaisitphongse, CEO and President of Betagro Group reveals that “Since the beginning of COVID-19 spreading in December, public health authorities and medical staff have work extremely hard to handle the continuously raising cases. The sudden rise in food demands has result in the price hike in some products. BETAGRO, as a leader in Thailand’s food industry, is aware of this need and recognizes the importance of ensuring food safety and hygiene to assure our consumers and highlight our purposeas helping people and their communities achieve better quality of life through better quality, more safe and fair priced foods. Therefore, we have introduced the ‘BETAGRO #recover 19’ project to offer emergency assistance and apply measures as follow;

Supporting the public health

1. BETAGRO has donated 5 million baht to support medical supply procurement and offered 5,000 bottles of alcohol sanitizers to five hospitals namely Ramathibodi Hospital, Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Siriraj Hospital, Thammasat University Hospital and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.

2. BETAGRO has offered 30,000 kilograms of frozen fresh food through BETAGRO #Recover19 caravan to help doctors, nurses, and medical staff so they can have access to high quality and safe food for consumption. The products will be delivered on April 9 onwards to 22 hospitals nationwide, namely:

2.1. Bangkok : Ramathibodi Hhospital, Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Siriraj Hospital and Rajavithi Hospital

2.2. The North : Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Kokha Hospital Lampang and Buddhachinaraj Hospital Phitsanulok

2.3. The North East : Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital and Mahasarakham Hospital

2.4 The Central Region : HRH Princess MahaChakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Nakhonnayok, Maha Vajiralongkorn Thanyaburi Hospital Pathumthani, King Narai Hospital Lopburi, Nakornpathom Hospital, Samutprakarn Hospital and Samut Sakhon Hospital

2.5. The West : Ratchaburi Hospital

2.6. The South : Phatthalung Hospital, Vachira Phuket Hospital, Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital and Krabi Hospital

3.BETAGRO supported a local SME restaurant ‘Jay Jong Fried Pork’ by offering 1,000 kilograms of seasoned pork as an ingredient to cook for medical staff.

Supporting the government’s policy: BETAGRO ensures that its products, including fresh pork, fresh chicken meat, fresh eggs and processed food, meets the demand of consumers.

Supporting the society: BETAGRO ensures nationwide coverage and timely distribution so that Thai people can conveniently access its products through various channels. Its products are available at leading stores such as Tops Supermarket, Gourmet Market, Foodland Supermarket, Villa Supermarket, Max Valu, UFM Fuji, Big C, Tesco Lotus, Makro, BETAGRO hygienic pork shops, 18 branches of BETAGRO Deli, and 197 branches of BETAGRO shop. Additionally, the products are also available online at HappyFresh, Tops Online, and Villa Market Online. Delivery service is available offering fresh pork, chicken meat, frozen pork and chicken products, ready to cook products and ready to eat products, more than 30 items, straight from BETAGRO Deli shops and BETAGRO shops to consumers’ home, with special promotions throughout April.

Additionally, the company has initiated a project for consumer and BETAGRO Staff named ‘#betagro #recover19 standing together with Thais through COVID-19 situation’, inviting everyone to unite and show their support by posting photos and stories of how they follow the measures or contribute to the society on social media to show support to Thai people during this time.

April 9, 2020 – dtac, together with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), will offer a free additional 10GB max speed internet for 30 days to existing customers. This privilege is offered one time per customer for the entire campaign, as per the NBTC’s conditions, with registration open from April 10-30. In addition, dtac is offering this data allowance at maximum speed. The offer is to support the work-from-home policy and ease the impact from COVID-19, as part of dtac’s numerous Happy@Home initiatives.

Lih Ren How, Chief Marketing Officer of Total Access Communication Public Company Limited or dtac, said, “dtac is pleased to support the NBTC’s efforts to minimize the spread of COVID-19 by ensuring that all Thais can stay connected at home. This comes in addition to all our other Happy@Home initiatives, such as free data on #ShopeeTogether campaign for the Shopee app from Apr 16 – Dec 31 2020 and productivity apps like Zoom and Office 365. Our goal is for all our customers to be able to work and connect to what matters most to them during this critical time.”

ELIGIBILITY

From April 10-30, dtac customers can register for the 10GB offer by dialing *170*, followed by their Thai identification number and #. The offer is valid for prepaid and postpaid customers for 30 days after registration under the following conditions:

The customer subscribed to the number before March 31 using a valid Thai identification number.
Eligible postpaid customers are those with data allowance, at the time of registration, below 10GB. Unlimited plans are therefore not included.
The customer’s number is not on a long-term prepaid plan.

USEFUL NUMBERS

Dial *102# to verify that your number is correctly registered to your identification card.
From April 10-30, dial *170*, followed by your Thai identification number and # to register for the 10GB offer. For more information contact Call Center 1678

Worry-free internet and productivity tools target SME needs

April 14, 2020– In an open-ended survey, dtac consulted over 700 people across nearly 50 businesses on their top needs during the COVID-19 crisis. What emerged is that smaller businesses are particularly unprepared for stable, effective work from home solutions. dtac is responding with new Business Survival Solutions to address these concerns.

The top three most cited topics from interviewees were:

Many employees do not have installed stable Wi-Fi or internet connections in their homes or in their hometowns. Lack of a stable internet connection at home makes effective remote work, such as video conferencing, unreliable.
Employees expect their organizations to subsidize their home internet costs. Even employees with home internet are concerned their Wi-Fi is already overburdened by too many devices from the rest of the family. Hence the need for a dedicated “work-from-home” connection.
The use of free applications for remote work has seen double- and triple-digit growth, with video conferencing massively increasing users’ data consumption. In addition to the need for larger data allowances for their employees, SMEs don’t always have Microsoft Office licenses to offer secure alternative to commonly used free apps to their employees.

In response to the survey, Rajiv Bawa, Head of Business Group of Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (dtac) said, “Many companies are focusing on the growing trend of global mobility, enabling employees to work remotely and reinforcing their IT infrastructure to support these arrangements. Reliable and high-performance internet connectivity with workforce collaboration platforms are the key to support this new way of work. dtac Business Survival solutions is being introduced to empower companies and their employees to maintain productivity while staying worry-free. Our Business Survival solutions are added on to support our Work from Home offerings. Previously we have the solutions include an internet package to support work from home or alternate sites, in addition to COVID-19 insurance and a powerful network solution that allows secured remote connections to access corporate enterprise or cloud applications.”

dtac is offering three Business Survival solutions:

1. Maintain stable internet connection and ensure productivity with a pocket Wi-Fi

A special model of pocket Wi-Fi supporting 2,300 MHz with 8Mbps internet SIM
399 baht/month internet package.
1-year warranty for D-link 4G LTE Mobile Router DLK-DWR-932C
Available for registration from now until September 30, 2020

2. Work anytime, anywhere with six-month free Microsoft Office E1 package Six-month free Microsoft Office E1 package to help dtac corporate customers keep going. The package includes prominent features in Office 365 E1, including:

Exchange : Emails, calendars and business address book with a mailbox size of 50 GB per user
OneDrive : 1 TB of storage and shared folder per user
SharePoint : A web-based content management platform to store, share and organize information.
Teams : Online meetings and video meetings that allow a maximum number of 250 participants, in addition to file transfer, sharing and collaborative editing.
Yammer : A secure, internal social network
Stream : A video storage and sharing service to upload, view, and share videos securely

Available for registration from now until April 30, 2020 (valid for 6 months)

3.Unlimited data on the most-used work applications in Thailand.
The package covers free of charge usage of Zoom, Microsoft Office 365, and LINE for the corporate customers registering for new numbers.

Free use of Zoom, Office 365, LINE for 180 days
Promotion period is April 1 – May 31, 2020.

For more information about ‘dtac Business Survival Solutions,’ visit www.dtac.co.th/business/covid19, or call 088-188-1678. For dtac numbers, dial *1806.

14 April 2020, Goodwood

Aspiring house-bound designers invited to design their dream Rolls-Royce
Overall winner, as judged by the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Design team, will receive a digitally rendered illustration of their submission
Other prizes on hand for outstanding entries
Hand-signed certificates from Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to runners-up
Entries to be submitted by Monday 18th May 2020

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a brand that encourages the pursuit of dreams, and now a new generation of aspiring designers are being encouraged to bring their automotive dreams to life through a special ‘Young Designer Competition’. Launched to provide parents and children with a welcome distraction during the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, Rolls-Royce is calling on aspiring designers up to the age of 16 to design their dream Rolls-Royce of the future. The competition enables designers of the future to let their imaginations and creativity run free, even while they remain bound to their homes.

Rolls-Royce designs and builds the world’s most extraordinary cars, each a unique expression of the owner’s personality, imagination and creativity. From paint to embroidery, Starlight Headliner to art and design installations, anything is possible. Aspiring designers entering the challenge can now draw on their own creativity and desires to imagine the design of their very own super-luxury car.

The new competition is an extension of that which is run each year at the Rolls-Royce employees’ Family Day Celebration, held at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, England. This eagerly anticipated activity delights creative young minds, as well as proud parents and grandparents. Rolls-Royce is opening up the competition to a worldwide audience to: stimulate design talent; inspire greatness; and provide a welcome distraction from self-isolation and social-distancing measures being adopted by many countries around the globe.

The marque’s Design team will judge all entries and select an overall winner, who will receive a rendered illustration of their design – a true once-in-a-lifetime, money-can’t-buy prize – as well as other prizes for outstanding entries. Runners-up will receive a hand-signed certificate from Torsten Müller-Ötvös, the Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

Young designers can share their innovative designs for a future Roll-Royce at:

http://rolls-royceyoungdesignercompetition.com

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Editors’ notes:

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BMW Group and is a completely separate company from Rolls-Royce plc, the manufacturer of aircraft engines and propulsion systems. Over 2,000 skilled men and women are employed at the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ head office and manufacturing plant at Goodwood, West Sussex, the only place in the world where the company’s super-luxury motor cars are hand-built.

Competition Terms & Conditions

Are listed on https://rolls-royceyoungdesignercompetition.com/

The following graduate programs offered by the Language Institute of Thammasat University (LITU) are now open for applications until May 14, 2020.

Master of Arts Program in English Language Teaching ( ELT) and in Career English for

International Communication (CEIC)

Graduate Diploma Program in Professional English (DPE)

Every program is a weekend program. Classes take place on Saturdays and Sundays at the Language Institute of Thammasat University, Tha Phrachan Campus.

Apply online at http://litu.tu.ac.th/litu_ma andfor more information please visit http://litu.tu.ac.th or contact at Tel. 087 973 7755 (ELT) or 081 583 7391 (CEIC & DPE).

Mr. Phongsthorn Thavisin (3rd right), President and Chief Executive Officer of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP), donated 4,050,000 baht to Professor Dr. Surapon Nitikraipot(4th left), Chairman of the Executive Committee of Thammasat University Hospital, for purchasing an Ambulance and a Ventilator Machine to boost healthcare service efficiency of Thammasat University Field Hospital amid COVID-19 pandemic. The donation ceremony was recently held at Thammasat University Hospital, Pathum Thani.

Free Live Event:
Thai session : Thursday 28 April 2020 at 15.00-16.00 hrs. (Bangkok time)
English session : Thursday 28 April 2020 at 16.00-17.00 hrs. (Bangkok time)
Register Now!

Although food and beverages is an essential industry, it still needs to mitigate risks and attempt to minimise the impact of the pandemic on businesses, whilst ensuring that employees and consumers are protected.

Informa Markets, the organiser of Asia’s leading food and beverage business platform invites you to a webinar to hear from Thailand’s leading expert in food and beverages, Mr. Visit Limlurcha, President of the Thai Food Processors Association and Chairman of the Food Processing Industries Club, Federation of Thai Industries. Mr. Visit’s comprehensive overview will give you insights to equip you and your business to not just survive the crisis but also thrive post-COVID-19.

Speaker:

Mr. Visit Limlurcha
President of the Thai Food Processors Association and Chairman of the Food Processing Industries Club, Federation of Thai Industries

Topics to be discussed include :

What is Thailand’s standing in Southeast Asia, Asia and the world in terms of food production?
Thailand’s food domestic consumption, exports and imports
Thailand readiness and response during crisis
Which products & services are most sourced during crisis?
Food safety issues during different crisis i.e. 2011 flood and 2020 COVID- 19
What is the next big thing (technology), who has already adopted and what are the results?

Register NOW to join the Regional Food Situation Webinar! https://bit.ly/2XMikCf and kaweeporn.a@informa.com

Shop anytime, anywhere at ICONSIAM LINE Official Account

and get up toTHB700 discount

ICONSIAM, the iconic world-class landmark of the Chao Phraya River, has launched latest online shopping service ICONSIAM Chat & Shop, to be in line with the authorities’ attempts to lower the risk of Covid-19 infection and to serve shoppers’ evolving needs. This new home shopping service, now made even more convenient, is available at LINE OA LINE OA: @ICONSIAM and Facebook: ICONSIAM. Shoppers can simply go to Chat & Shop menu and browse the wide selections of items sourced to serve their interests. For even more enjoyable shopping experience, at 1,000 spent receiveTHB300 discount and for every THB2,000 spent, receive THB700 discount for the next purchase. Today until 30 May 2020.

On offer are three major categories of items from ICONCRAFT, ICONACTIVE and WOMEN’S CLUB, featuring selections of today’s relevant like hygienic products and work from home must-haves. Also available are wide ranges of products such as health & beauty,sSports & travel, home & lifestyle, women’s fashion and men’s fashion. In addition, products made by underprivileged people, the disabled and special needs children under “Made by Beautiful People” label are available which allows shoppers to shop for good cause to support income and sustainable living for people in needs.

To enjoy online shopping experience with ICONSIAM, simply follow these easy 5 steps, Step 1: Add LE OA: @ICONSIAM or follow Facebook: ICONSIAM, Step 2: Browse highlights of the day, Step 3: Go to the catalogue to “Shop” or live chat to order via inbox, Step 4: Make payment with Rabbit LINE Pay, preferred credit cards or mobile banking app, Step 5: Looking forward to your deliveries at home. Shopper can rest assure of online shopping with return and exchange policy within 14 days in case of wrong items or defective products. Enjoy convenient online shopping at home now plus discount and promotions at LINE OA: @ICONSIAM. For more information, please add LINE OA: @ICONSIAM or call 1388.

21 April 2020, Thailand - W.Media (Singapore), in collaboration with OPEN-TEC in launching Power Talk Online Series. The 1st in the series will be “INSIDE ASIA- Technology & Market Next Moves”, which will cover the Current and Future after COVID-19 Outlook of the 5G, Cloud, Datacenters and Cybersecurity in Asia. It will be held on Thursday 30 April 2020, 10.00AM Thailand time. This webinar will feature renown analysts and industry experts from Asia, including DBS Bank’s Mr Sachin Mittal, SC-Nex’s Mr Ajay Sunder, and Keppel Data Centres’ Mr Ong Kok Chye. The registration can be done at https://w.media/webinar/

“With Covid-19 disrupting lives and businesses, it is important that IT professionals take this time to stay home to learn and evaluate new technology and best practices. W.Media is organising a series of digital events to bring international experts to expound on digital transformation, cloud computing, cybersecurity, gametech, Fintech, and more. There will also be specific sessions to highlight high growth markets in ASEAN so that the international market can understand their dynamics and opportunities. We are proud to have the support of OPEN-TEC from Thailand to further bridge this.” Stephanie Chiang, Managing Director from W.Media said.

“OPEN-TEC (Tech Knowledge Sharing Platform), inspired by TCC Technology, is honored to continue collaborating with W.Media to launch the tech series to drive the regional tech networking community. Our cross-country and cross-platform collaboration is aimed to amplify the positive effects on the industries, and finally contribute sustainable society.” stated by Mrs. Waleeporn Sayasit, General Manager- Corporate Communications from TCC Technology.

About W.Media (Singapore)

W.Media is a global B2B technology marketing agency that specializes in PR, Media and Events. W.Media assists in educating the public on the latest developments in the Cloud and Datacenter Industry by providing personalized experiences and engagement within the marketplace. They have successfully organized Cloud and Datacenter Conventions in ASEAN countries such as Vietnam, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, with continually expanding horizons. For more details, please visit https://w.media/

About OPEN-TEC (Inspired by TCC Technology)

OPEN-TEC is the Tech Knowledge Sharing Platform which can be applied in various aspects of benefit towards business, education, and society. OPEN-TEC was designed to be a mobile Corporate Innovation Lab that is moving forward with technology, networking of experts, and a variety of knowledge from local and international areas. Its objective is to create tools to serve three major dimensions: Learning Society, Organizational Digitalization, and Shared Value towards Sustainable Community. For more details, please visit https://www.open-tec.com/

About TCC Technology Group

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ROLLS-ROYCE CHALLENGES YOUNG MINDS TO DESIGN THEIR OWN LUXURY CAR

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ProPak Asia 2020 Webinar “Thailand food situation in COVID-19 outbreak”

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