Department of Export Promotion Officially Appoints Thailand.com as its
E-Commerce Provider to Thai Exporters
November 28, 2000

Thailand.com, owned and operated by Thai Portal Co., Ltd., has officially been appointed by the Department of Export Promotion(DEP) to provide e-commerce to its more than 2,000 exporter members, which the web portal said it will be ready to immediately launch the e-commerce services as an alternative export channel for Thai exporters nationwide.

Mr. Thanachai Theerapatvong, Chairman and CEO of Nation Group and Thai Portal Co., Ltd., said the appointment by the Department of Export Promotion as the official e-commerce service provider to Thai exporters confirms the success and the confidence given to Thailand.com, dubbed as one of Southeast Asia's prominent e-marketplace.

Mr. Thanachai insisted that with its expertise, teamwork and leading strategic partners, Thailand.com will definitely help the Department of Export Promotion's more than 2,000 exporter members to have a better understanding of e-commerce as their future export channel.

President and COO of Thai Portal Mr. Sermsin Samalapa added that " this appointment means Thailand.com is chosen to design and set up Web site to more than 2,000 Thai exporters where the Department of Export Promotion will sponsor Baht 10,000 for each and every established Web site. At the same time, Thailand.com and other medias under the Nation Group will help advertise Thai products and export information to potential customers worldwide.

" We have also joined hands with the Department of Export Promotion to organize a seminar on e-commerce to Thai exporters to ensure that they are ready to use e-commerce to export their goods in the near future. We are quite confident that the exporter members of the Department of Export Promotion who use our Thailand.com service will be able to start making their e-commerce deals by early next year. "

Thailand.com, the country's best-known business-oriented Web portal with a prime focus on Thai exports, has been officially appointed by board of the Department of Export Promotion to render e-commerce services to its exporter members following a selection process which put much emphasis on qualification and readiness to provide the e-commerce infrastructures.

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