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Unrest masks good GDP news
News, Published on 21/11/2020
» Despite strife on the streets, Finance Minister Arkhom thinks the stuttering economy could be on the path to recovery with fiscal stimulus kicking in v Parliamentary veto of iLaw's charter change draft may bode ill for PPRP's fortunes
Food safety and fake news
Asia focus, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 14/12/2020
» The spread of Covid-19 has disrupted supply chains and international trade across the region. The implications for food supplies have been considerable, with public concern growing about the safety of what we eat and drink.
Tuna factory cases 'old news'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/01/2021
» The Public Health Ministry has confirmed reports that more than 900 new Covid-19 cases found in a canned tuna factory in Samut Sakhon were found after 3,800 tests, but said the figure was old information which has already been included in previous reports.
Trump unveils 'Fake News Awards'
AFP, Published on 18/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump unveiled the winners of his much-touted "Fake News Awards" late Wednesday, hours after a maverick senator from the president's own Republican party accused him of employing Stalinist language to "slur" and undermine the free press.
'Fake news' and political bullies
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Press freedom in Southeast Asia is taking it on the chin again. In Myanmar, Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe face up to 14 years in jail for reporting on the genocide in Rakhine state, which apparently is an "official secret". In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte is itching to shut down a news website that has been critical of his government.
TV Direct joins Spring News
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 28/03/2018
» MAI-listed TV Direct Plc (TVD), a leading home shopping operator, is joining hands with digital TV channel Spring News, aiming to use the platform to drive sales revenue to 3.9 billion baht, or 17% growth.
Fake fuel news angers regime
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 26/05/2018
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has asked police to arrest the mastermind behind a website that falsely claimed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told people frustrated at surging fuel prices to use water.
A dodgy 'fake news' hunt
News, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2018
» Last week's fast junta action over an item posted on a website showed questionable judgement by the officers involved from the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). A 21-year-old Cambodian and six Thais were arrested and charged with serious offences concerning national security and public order. Authorities called the article "fake news" but that description itself is highly contentious. The main problem is that the case proceeded merely because Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was offended.
The scourge of fake news
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 09/07/2018
» Last week before the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in Tham Luang cave had been located, dubious online news sources proclaimed they had been found, prompting cheers on Facebook -- only to be dismissed minutes later. The next day, the cycle repeated. Later in the week, there was even "news" of a body being found, believed to be one of the boys. It spread and was later snuffed, since it simply wasn't true.
Prawit wants 'fake news' crackdown
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/06/2019
» The Defence Ministry and armed forces have been told by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon to take legal action to curb the spread of so-called "fake news" and information online.