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Digital Economy and Society Ministry's WiFi demand draws flak
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/10/2019
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry's demand that all cafes store data passing through their WiFi connections has drawn flak from shop owners, especially small-scale operators, who said the measure would impose a financial burden on them, including server expense.
Security raised as bombs rattle South
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 01/01/2019
» Security has been stepped up in the South following a spate of violent attacks over the past week.
Samila bombing not 'politically' motivated
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/12/2018
» The Provincial Police Region 9 has ruled out the possibility that two coordinated bomb attacks on Samila beach in the southern province of Songkhla's Muang district on Wednesday night were politically motivated.
Govt urged to ramp up action on greenhouse gas emissions
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/10/2018
» Thailand will have to balance economic, social and environmental concerns to achieve the country's climate change policy and related action plans, according to Phirun Saiyasitpanich, a senior official on climate policy at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Party-hard Thailand is going after rehab tourists
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/05/2018
» Thailand, the tropical paradise with a reputation as a place to party, is starting to develop another reputation as a low-cost option for foreigners looking to get clean.
US retiree accused of running 'sex tours' on Thai-Myanmar border
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/05/2018
» An American man has been arrested in a sting operation for allegedly running an online brothel service matching men in northern Thailand with Myanmar sex workers across the border, police said on Tuesday.
Money for nothing
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/04/2018
» The Central Administrative Court ordered Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) to pay more than 1.1 billion baht to Bestlin Group and its allies for unlawfully terminating a procurement contract for 489 new gas-fuelled buses.
Checking in
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/03/2018
» Premchai Karnasuta, president of Italian-Thai Development Plc, and three other suspects in the illegal hunting case reported to the Thong Pha Phum provincial court on Monday morning.
New law protects Constitutional Court from criticism
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/03/2018
» A new law makes criticism of the Constitutional Court punishable by imprisonment, giving extra protection to a body that in recent years has made controversial rulings altering the shape of governments.
Premchai faces bribery charge
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/03/2018
» Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta faces an additional charge of bribery for offering officials "anything you want" in return for his release after he was detained in a high-profile wildlife poaching case in Kanchanaburi.