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Govt eyes defamation case against MFP after Thamanat ruling
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/05/2021
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry says it will file a defamation lawsuit against the Move Forward Party (MFP) over its harsh criticism of the prime minister following a Constitutional Court ruling on whether Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow was qualified to serve in the cabinet.
DES: Facebook won't take legal action
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 27/08/2020
» Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES) Buddhipongse Punnakanta on Wednesday said he does not believe Facebook will take legal action against the government and the DES Ministry in relation to past legal requests since the platform has cooperated well with previous requests.
Squabbling over telecom survival
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/11/2018
» The proposed merger of TOT and CAT Telecom is seen as the latest government effort to help the two troubled state telecom enterprises survive after the previous plan of splitting them into two new companies failed.
NBTC backs Section 44 for digital TV
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/12/2017
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has officially endorsed a three-year suspension of terrestrial digital TV operators' licence payments by requesting that the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) invoke Section 44, allowing operators to postpone their payments.
Unified digital identity platform planned
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/10/2017
» The government plans to set up a national single-point digital identity platform by mid-2018 in an effort to centralise identity verification, reduce online fraud and improve the efficiency of financial and e-commerce activities.
NBTC to do a U-turn on OTT category
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/08/2017
» The telecom regulator will once again retreat from the over-the-top regulatory framework it proposed earlier, doing a U-turn on the categorisation of OTT video-on-demand services as a broadcast business.
S44 urged to keep NBTC board going
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/07/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha must invoke the powerful Section 44 to avert a regulatory problem when the term of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board expires in October, an industry executive has urged.
Authorities drop plan to block Facebook
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/05/2017
» The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has agreed to drop the plan to block Facebook access in Thailand after the social media network agreed to block more of the illicit posts requested by the ministry.
Prajin draws praise as ICT pick
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 14/09/2016
» The private and public sectors on Tuesday hailed the cabinet's approval of Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong as acting minister of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry, saying he is the best person for the post during the current transition period.
ICT plans national gateway to curb abuse of internet
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/05/2014
» The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry plans to create a national internet gateway in July to crack down on improper use of the internet.