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Ministers sign computer-related crime MOU
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/06/2010
» The growing use of the Internet for criminal purposes which pose a threat to Thailand's national security and social development issues has driven the government to implement new initiatives to overcome these challenges and reconsider computer-crime-related legislation.
Sipa board of directors reconsidering presidential selection
Database, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/06/2010
» The appointment of Wuttipong Pongsuwan as president of the Software Industry Promotion Agency (Sipa) may be scrapped if he is found to have a conflict of interest.
Censorship baton passes
Database, Published on 16/06/2010
» A parliamentary showdown caused a cabinet reshuffle caused the end of the career of the best information and technology minister Thailand has had since 2009; farewell Ranongruk Suwunchwee, who transformed the ministry from a mere communications technology bureaucracy into a true Ministry of Internet Censorship of Thailand (MICT); also looking for work will be Ms Rangongruk's spouse Pairote, who will presumably lose his unofficial but thriving office at the ICT ministry; it will be difficult for new minister and Democrat Party functionary Juti Krairiksh to live up to the standard of the previous censor, but he insisted he was up to the task; within days of taking office, Juti confirmed that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had personally instructed him that monitoring websites was one of the three most important jobs he would ever perform for the country.
ICT shuffle could lead to redraft of Sipa head
Database, Published on 09/06/2010
» The cabinet reshuffle which saw a change of ICT minister has switched again, from Ranongruk Suwunchwee to Juti Krairuk, and could possibly lead to the reselection of the president of the Software Industry Promotion Agency (Sipa).
Cyber security of national importance
Database, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 26/05/2010
» Information security experts are urging the government to set up an independent office of national cyber security responsible for national data security issues.
ToT opposes allocation act
Database, Published on 26/05/2010
» Your ToT said that the Frequency Allocation Act under scrutiny by the senate will cause the loss of 10 billion baht for state coffers if it actually passes; Monchai Noosong, senior executive ToT president for vice, said your ToT and your CAT will lose their duopoly status to something called the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC); that will mean that ToT and CAT can't give concessions to private firms, and that means that the whole business of concession fees will go in someone else's pocket or, worse still, no one's pocket at all; of course your ToT has nothing to lose here, it is only intensely and altruistically concerned with the harm to the national coffers.
Completely in the dark
Database, Published on 05/05/2010
» The prime minister's TV show is called Having Confidence in Thailand but no one has much confidence in NBT Channel 11, the slavishly pro-government station; someone forced the station off the air for nine minutes just after the beginning of the Sunday morning show, and technical "experts" were in the dark about it, no pun intended; Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was just starting to explain his latest policy towards the red-shirt protesters when the screen went blank from what National Broadcasting Services of Thailand director Rattana Charonesak said was a stronger signal transmitted over the Channel 11 one; she admitted that she was completely in the dark about the incident, no pun intended.
The fallout from Thaksin's judgement day and how it affects Thailand's telcos
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 10/03/2010
» Judgement day has come and gone and now mankind is left in the wake of seven hours of court judgement in minute detail of what our former Prime Minister has been up to and been found guilty of, and a lot of that revolves around the telecommunications sector.
Education for All, with love
Learningpost, Abigail Cuales Lanceta, Published on 09/03/2010
» Education chiefs of Southeast Asia meet to renew bonds and the commitment to provide education for all.
Data law draft raises fears over user privacy
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/02/2010
» Law experts have raised criticisms of Thailand's Data Protection Law draft, saying that there are several issues requiring amendment, especially concerns over abuse of power.