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Need to know
Database, Published on 23/06/2010
» A bill introduced by the US senator who oversees the Department of Homeland Security would give the government a kill switch for the entire Internet; Sen Joseph Lieberman said the president needs more powers during an emergency, such as turning the Internet partly off aside from networks needed to protect the country; the proposed bill would also make it a serious offence to refuse to comply with such a "request" from the president.
Govt urged to plan better promotions
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/06/2010
» Tourism operators have called on the government to promote a wider number of destinations within Thailand and draw up backup plans to prevent another drop in tourism if political violence resumes.
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.
Expansion of security at the local level
Database, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 02/06/2010
» In a bid to strengthen its market base in Thailand, Fortinet has addressed the strategy of adopting a more ''local touch'' by offering maintenance services at the distribution channel and expanding to the upcountry market.
Tourism, confidence hit in April
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 01/06/2010
» The 10-week-long red-shirt protests in Bangkok had a severe impact on tourism and general consumer confidence in April, according to the latest data released by the Bank of Thailand.
Software piracy rate drops 1% despite economic woes
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/05/2010
» Despite the economic downturn, the piracy rate in Thailand fell one percent last year, reaching 75 percent. The widespread adoption of cloud computing and strong enforcement of piracy laws by the government were credited with the dip in piracy, although wider access to broadband is increasing access to pirated products, which may prove attractive to those suffering economically as a result of continuing political unrest this year.
Ignoble honours
Database, Published on 19/05/2010
» The government wants the Council of State to rule that it can cancel the satellite concession of Thaicom Plc of Shingapore, formerly known as Shin Satellite; the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Censorship, Sue Lor-uthai, was truckling to Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, founder of SuthepNet, the country's fifth most powerful mobile phone company also known as Thai Mobile; Mr Suthep had suggested he wouldn't mind cancelling the Shingaporean company's satellite monopoly, although it doesn't have the power to do that _ yet.