BANGKOK Thailand AP Apple Computer will open an office in Thailand to boost its marketing efforts as its troubled Thai distributor cuts back on promotional budgets the Bangkok Post reported on Wednesday. Thailand is the U.S. computer-maker's second largest market in Asia with 85000 users 90 percent of whom use Apple products for design and publishing work company officials were quoted as saying. Apple executive are hoping to increase sales with the introduction of their new iMac model the newspaper said. Graham Long Apple's president of Asia Pacific operations was quoted as saying that its Thai distributor Sahaviriya Office Automation was doing less marketing than in the past. He cited no reason for Sahaviriya's reduced marketing role but the company has been hard hit by Thailand's economic and financial crises. ``We are now being more aggressive in marketing Apple'' Long was quoted as saying by the Post. He also said the company had recently opened an office in South Korea. APW19981201.0480.txt.body.html APW19981201.0500.txt.body.html