Thailand's 20-billion baht IT accessory market

Vox Thailand Co is aiming to earn as much as one billion baht in revenue in Thailand's 20-billion baht IT accessory market this year.

CEO Peerasak Thongnarin says IT accessory firms need to offer appealing designs, which iswhy Vox has secured licensing deals with Warner Brothers and Sanrio among others for its products, which range from computer mice to flash drives and earphones.

The company also hopes to list on the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) in early 2011 in a bid to raise 800 million baht to further develop the business.

Thailand anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD)

Bangkok Post: The anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) on Tuesday claimed that the group has images and video clips showing the red-shirt protesters got hit by bullets from military tanks.

UDD co-leader and opposition Puea Thai Party MP Jatuporn Prompan said on the stage on Ratchaprasong intersection that the group has a 12-minute footage showing troops hurting the demonstrators in last Saturday's bloody clashes which left at least 21 deaths and more than 800 wounded.

"People with clips showing soldiers hurting the protesters can send them to the UDD so we can prove the government wrong after its own version of the Saturday's political violence.

What happened in Bangkok Thailand

At least nine people were reported killed in bloody clashes between government troops and the red shirts of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) on Ratchadamnoen avenue early Saturday night.

Dr Malinee Sukkhavejvorakij, deputy Bangkok governor, revealed in a television interview at about 10.15 that altogether nine people died because of the clashes on Ratchadamnoen avenue.

Of the nine, four were Thai civilians, four soldiers and one Japanese reporter, she said, but did not identify them.

Earlier today, Dr Pichaya Nakwatchara, dirctor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's General Hospital, said in a television interview that five people died at the hospital.  The figure was later corrected by Dr Malinee.

Latest Update Rally in Bangkok Thailand

The government is defending its decision to shut down the red shirts' People Channel, claiming the satellite television station had distorted information and affected national security.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, in a televised broadcast yesterday, said the channel aired disinformation so people would turn on the government. This endangered national security.
PTV broadcast red shirt co-leaders' speeches on stage. Mr Abhisit said the leaders falsely claimed the government was using weapons to suppress protesters.
"This totally contradicts the government's objective, which is to restore peace and order," he said.
"We don't want to inflict any wound or cause the smallest damage."
PTV has covered the red shirt rallies at Phan Fa Bridge and Ratchaprasong intersection.
Prime Minister's Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey said the red shirts had provoked hatred of the government.

Latest Update Protest in Bangkok Thailand

The government has deployed additional police and soldiers at the Bangkok residence in Sukhumvit Soi 31 of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva after the red-shirt leaders yesterday declared they would lead supporters to visit 10 key spots in Bangkok this morning, reports said.

More troops and  riot police were also desployed inside and around the 11th Infantry Regiment on Phahon Yothin road of Bangkok's Bang Khen district this morning. Two lines of barbed wire and barricades were set up around the military camp.
The government's Centre for Public Administration in Emergency Situations was to meet about 9am to assess the situation.
Natthawut Saikua, a core leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), said at the Ratchaprasong rally stage on Friday morning that from 9am the red-shirts will start their biggest-ever mobile rallies to pressure for a House dissolution and topple the ruling aristocratic clique (amataya).

Rally in Bangkok Thailand

Red-shirts from both the Phan Fa Bridge and Ratchaprasong intersection rally sites converged on the Thaicom satellite station in Pathum Thani's Lat Lum Kaeo district on Friday, determined to get their satellite-based television station, the People Channel, back on air.

Natthawut Saikua, a core leader of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), announced at the Ratchaprasong rally stage earlier that the red-shirts would go to the Thaicom station to take it back from the soldiers and then reopen the satellite-based PTV.

"We are marching now to ask them why they closed down People Channel and what rights they have to shut out our eyes and ears," Mr Natthawut announced on stage.

He said the red-shirts would not return to their main rally sites until they succeeded in their aim.

Still Safe in Bangkok Thailand

Foreign residents and tourists are being warned to avoid areas where the red shirt demonstrations are taking place.

Acting government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said yesterday foreigners were still free to travel, but they should stay away from the protest sites for their own protection.

He said the state of emergency declared by the government on Wednesday appeared to be having little immediate effect on foreign residents and tourists.

The decision to declare the emergency was to ensure peace, stability and a return to normalcy as soon as possible, he said.

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Bangkok is the capital and the largest city and capital of Thailand. Popularly known as Krung Thep or "City of Angels". It is one of the biggest city in the world and perhaps the biggest on with a population of around 10 million. Bangkok as a destination is ranked high by the travel and tourism department of most of the countries. Thus most of the airlines now provides, cheap flights to Bangkok with discounted air fares.

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