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THE CHAIRMAN of Nation Multimedia Group has denied rumours that NMG’s digital TV channel NOW26 was in the process of being terminated, while planning to put emphasis on documentaries in the meantime. 
The new emphasis came after the “La Kwam Jing” (Hunt for the Truth) programme gained popularity with a relatively high rating.
Thepchai Yong, the new chairman of the NMG board, refuted the rumour of NOW26’s termination, insisting that the group’s executives were not pursuing that idea.
He said NOW26 was in the process of programme development to position itself as the country’s No 1 documentary channel. The digital TV channel was recently granted an award by Amnesty International Thailand for “Digital TV News and Factual Documentary for Promotion of Human Rights”.
After the success of “La Kwam Jing”, NOW26 will produce more fact-finding documentaries that not only report straight news, but also provide in-depth analysis. Thepchai will manage this programme category himself.
He said NOW26 planned to make more alliances in Thailand and abroad to develop a wider variety of documentaries, such as producers that specialise in specific fields including forestry, the seas, wildlife and others. 
Besides the foreign partners NOW26 is coordinating with, Thailand’s own documentary producer TV Burabha will strengthen NOW26 with production of four documentaries that will be broadcast beginning in April.

RUSSIAN-THAI IT SEMINAR IN BANGKOK

Dusit Thani Hotel will host the first ever “Russian-Thai Round Table IT Dialogue” next Wednesday, devoted to the celebration of the 120th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Thailand.
Representatives of 18 information-technology and other companies from Russia, including Kaspersky Lab, Tayzen.Ru Association, New Cloud Technologies, and RTI Group, will take part in the seminar.
The seminar will start at 2.30pm in the Bangkok hotel’s Dusit Hall.

CATHAY PACIFIC CAMPAIGN 

Cathay Pacific’s “Getaway Surprise” campaign is offering promotional business-class airfares from Bangkok to several destinations in the United States including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Boston and Chicago, starting from Bt120,000.
Additionally, passengers purchasing business-class tickets to Hong Kong will be offered airfares starting at Bt8,000.
The Getaway Surprise campaign also provides an exclusive offer for holders of Siam Commercial Bank credit cards to earn a maximum of 40,000 reward points when purchasing a business-class ticket to the United States.
The Hong Kong-based airline says its business class provides wide seats, flexible beds that can be adjusted for ideal comfort, and other quality services. 
Passengers travelling from Bangkok can make use of Cathay Pacific’s lounge at Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Level 3 Concourse G departure hall. 
The lounge at Hong Kong International Airport is also available to them.