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Media groups warn govt
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/10/2020
» Media organisations and academics have called on the government not to violate the freedom of the press after reports emerged that five online outlets face legal action for breaching the state of emergency.
Censorship a futile tactic
News, Editorial, Published on 20/10/2020
» The embattled Prayut Chan-o-cha government seems set to ignore calls by several sectors of society to compromise and hold out the olive branch of a seat at the negotiating table for the young protest leaders. Instead, it looks increasingly prepared to up the ante by censoring the news reports of media outlets sympathetic to the cause of the pro-democracy movement.
Tech giants face action over URLs
News, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/09/2020
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry will on Thursday submit more evidence to police to take legal action against social media platforms that do not obey the law and remove URLs deemed inappropriate.
Most parts of PDPA to be deferred by a year
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 20/05/2020
» The cabinet has agreed to postpone the enforcement of most chapters of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) by a year to give the public and private sectors time to prepare their internal processes and ease the financial burden they are shouldering during the coronavirus pandemic.
The path to National Telecom
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/03/2020
» The merger of TOT and CAT into a new company, called National Telecom (NT), is believed to be the government's final push to provide a lifeline to the two state telecom enterprises.
Chartpattana Party 'faces cabinet snub'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/06/2019
» It is possible that no members of the Chartpattana Party will be invited to join the next cabinet, according to a source at the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).
Police threaten young rappers
News, Published on 27/10/2018
» Controversy over a music video, "Prathet Ku Mee" (What My Country's Got), which has been perceived as an attack on the military government, is heating up after police threatened to take legal action against the artists and the production team.
The three gutsy peers
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 16/09/2018
» The six-month Bangkok Shutdown campaign may have given off an aura of fun and games with a positive outcome for the green shirts and a negative one for the reds.