Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from True

A special meeting of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's (NBTC) board agreed in principle on Thursday to cancel the regulator's "must have rule".

Bangkok Post

True Linkswear releases All Day Knit 3

True Linkswear has released an improved model of its best-selling shoe.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Reformed True gains on SET debut

The new company formed by the merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) debuted on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) yesterday.

Bangkok Post

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

'New' True shares up slightly on debut

Shares of True Corporation Plc, the new entity created through the merger of the country’s second- and third-biggest telecom operators, rose slightly on their trading debut on Friday on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Telenor Asia anticipates $2.5bn gain via synergy

Telenor Asia expects gains worth up to US$2.5 billion from synergy over the next three years from the mergers of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) in Thailand and Celcom and Digi in Malaysia.

Bangkok Post

True offers privileges to celebrate merger

True Corporation, the new company formed by the merger of True and Total Access Communication (DTAC), has vowed that customers of both brands will automatically receive cross-company privileges and other benefits from the tie-up.

Bangkok Post

AIS retains chief executive for another year

The board of Advanced Info Service (AIS) Plc has decided to retain chief executive Somchai Lertsutiwong at the mobile operator for another year.

Bangkok Post

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

True unveils 'UP2U' internet package

True Corporation, the country's second-largest mobile operator by subscribers, has launched a new internet package with privileges through collaboration with several brands, aiming to increase average revenue per user (ARPU) for pre-paid from 110 baht a month to 200 baht.

Bangkok Post

New details on shape of telecom giant

Merger details unveiled in the final lap of the planned amalgamation of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) suggest DTAC's parent, the Norwegian firm Telenor, may want to serve as a passive or strategic investor rather than run the day-to-day operations of the new firm -- a sign of…

Bangkok Post

Merged True-DTAC to be called True Corp

The boards of the telecom operators True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) have agreed to call their merged company True Corporation.

Bangkok Post

Mergers shake up the landscape

Amid economic challenges and rapid changes in various sectors, the strategic approach of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) was used to help businesses stay afloat and elevate their competitiveness, in addition to partnership agreements.

Bangkok Post

True-DTAC merger saga

The telecom sector this year has been dominated by movements surrounding the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC), the second and third biggest mobile operators in the country by subscriber base, respectively.

Bangkok Post

Rolling with the punches

This year has been packed with events that highlighted both progress and setbacks — unavoidable realities in the world of business. The year posed challenges for the government and businesses seeking new opportunities post-pandemic, sparked hope among car makers that are anticipating growth of the electric vehicle industry in Thailand,…

Bangkok Post

True Digital eager to put spotlight on AI features

True Digital Group, a digital business arm of telecom operator True Corporation, has highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence (AI), saying this emerging technology can empower various sectors, ranging from healthcare and retail to agriculture.

Bangkok Post

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Bangkok Post

Last 2 World Cup matches free on IPTV

The last two World Cup matches will be available for free on all internet protocol TV (IPTV) platforms, says True Corp, which earlier went to court to protect what it said was its exclusive broadcast rights.

Bangkok Post

Scrap World Cup subsidies

The Fifa World Cup 2022 comes to an end this Sunday, but the ugly game over the 600-million-baht subsidy the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) paid to secure the broadcasting rights will continue.

Bangkok Post

NBTC demands changes to broadcast rules

The chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) says its "must have" and "must carry" rules need to be amended to be more practical following the World Cup fiasco.

Bangkok Post

NBTC demands return of World Cup TV money

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has given the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) 15 days to return the 600 million baht the regulator contributed toward the purchase of World Cup football broadcast rights.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Bangkok Post

Oligarchical market control isn't healthy

On the face of it, the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha seems to be saying the right things about sustainable and inclusive growth. The prime minister himself has been touting a Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) economic model for Thailand, pitching it as the overarching theme of the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic…

Bangkok Post

World Cup broadcasts complaint filed with court

A complaint was filed with the Administrative Court on Monday accusing the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) of failing to ensure everyone could watch live World Cup matches.

Bangkok Post

World Cup kicked off non-True platforms again

A day after the telecom regulator said that all IPTV operators must be allowed to carry World Cup matches for free, a court has upheld a complaint by True Corp, forcing its internet TV rivals to go dark again.

Bangkok Post

Merger to push on as tender scrapped

True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) have vowed to continue pursuing their amalgamation, although two affiliates of the pair scrapped their plans to conduct tender offers to acquire the two telecom operators' shares to create a path for the merger.

Bangkok Post

True open to reallocation of matches

True Corporation has no objection to the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) reallocating a quota of football World Cup matches.

Bangkok Post

Mobile firms seek growth with insurers

Mobile operators are expanding their foothold in the insurance market via partnerships as digital insurance still has a low penetration rate and the business can help support customer retention.

Bangkok Post

AWN petitions court to block True merger

Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS), Thailand's biggest mobile operator by subscriber base, has petitioned the Central Administrative Court to revoke the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's (NBTC) resolution that allows the passage of the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC).

1 2 3 4 5

People

Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck

19 stories

Trairat Viriyasirikul

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission

53 stories

51 stories

Stock Exchange of Thailand

50 stories

Advanced Info Service

44 stories

Total Access Communication

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Artificial Intelligence

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.