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Chaiwut vows to thwart fake news
Business, Published on 25/03/2021
» Newly appointed Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn has promised to stymie fake news and illicit content as part of the Anti-Fake News Centre's (AFNC) mission that forms a core part of government policy.
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.
Prawit leaves the shade
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/06/2020
» Rebalancing power within the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is the top priority for Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon now that he has assumed leadership of the ruling party.
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.
State urged to assist SMEs with PDPA
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/03/2020
» The government needs to assist local businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in complying with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) as the compliance is costly and many organisations are suffering from the Covid-19 outbreak, say cybersecurity experts.
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.
Govt's anti-fake news centre gets help
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/02/2020
» The government's anti-fake news board has resolved to set up two panels to support its Anti-Fake News Centre to better tackle what it considers to be a worsening problem.
Putting society up front at the DES Ministry
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/11/2019
» Without an entrenched tech background, Buddhipongse Punnakanta acknowledges that he had to study hard and learn vigorously from various experts before assuming the role of digital economy and society (DES) minister in July.
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.