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'Out of control' OTT services draw scrutiny
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/04/2017
» Streaming video-on-demand services from over-the-top (OTT) operators are set to be regulated by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) after operating freely for years.
CDC party fee unfair
News, Editorial, Published on 25/04/2017
» The constitution writers have set off yet another dispute with their new order for political parties to collect annual membership fees. Some see the Constitution Drafting Committee's measure as yet another way to obstruct parties. The CDC claims rather implausibly that it will encourage more thoughtful politics at the grassroots. Yet the outlines of the proposal deserve a thoughtful response.
City Hall on back foot in clean-up drive
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/04/2017
» A heavy backlash from the public and food vendors has forced City Hall to come out and explain its planned "regulation" of street food in the capital.
Revisit the pickup rule
News, Editorial, Published on 21/04/2017
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), Department of Land Transport (DLT) and police must come up with a clear decision on pickup tray passengers soon or confusion will reign.
NLA passes bill on royal agencies
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/04/2017
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) passed a royal administration bill yesterday aimed at restructuring six agencies serving the palace.
Caution urged over OTT regulation
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/04/2017
» Policymakers should adopt a wait-and-see strategy before deciding what measures to be imposed on over-the-top (OTT) companies as regulatory intervention may stifle innovation, a Netherlands-based business consultancy urges.
Government asks for delay, fewer restrictions in pickup
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/04/2017
» The Transport Ministry plans to ask the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to come up with a traffic regulation that will allow people to sit in the rear space of pickup trucks, after the government suffered fierce criticism over its vow to stop the practice.
Slim chances of commercial success
Business, Reuters, Published on 19/04/2017
» The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has been delayed five times and faces rising costs, yet its future as the vanguard of Japanese-built passenger jets seems assured by the corporate muscle behind it and a government set on reviving an aerospace industry dismantled after World War II.
Government asks for delay in pickup ban
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 19/04/2017
» The Transport Ministry plans to ask the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to come up with a traffic regulation that will allow people to sit in the rear space, or tray, of pickup trucks, after the government suffered fierce criticism over its vow to stop the practice.
Cultural vandalism
News, Postbag, Published on 19/04/2017
» Re: "Plaque fate spurs police complaint", (BP, April 17).