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Digital Economy and Society Ministry's WiFi demand draws flak
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/10/2019
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry's demand that all cafes store data passing through their WiFi connections has drawn flak from shop owners, especially small-scale operators, who said the measure would impose a financial burden on them, including server expense.
FDA warns against new sex enhancement product
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 27/08/2018
» The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase a sexual enhancement product promoted as FDA-approved and sold on social media.
Loss of innocence: Teens lure teens into sex work
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/06/2018
» The recent arrest of a 17-year-old girl who procured an underage girl for an Indian tourist in Pattaya highlighted the recent crackdown on prostitution and human trafficking rings whose perpetrators and victims are getting younger, according to police.
Foreigners to be tracked by Defence Ministry
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/05/2018
» A computer database is being developed to store information about foreigners to help authorities keep track of them while they are in Thailand, defence spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich says.
Confidence burned
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/01/2018
» A number of recent speedboat accidents that have caused injuries to tourists have prompted officials to speed up the introduction of stricter safety measures in order to restore confidence.
Bangkok street food goes digital
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 23/11/2017
» Bangkok's famous street-food vendors have joined the digital revolution. They are embracing payment via Quick Response (QR) barcodes that can be read using smartphones.