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Smart ID cards for monks & temple auditing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/07/2017
» Surveillance of monks & better accounting at temples after high-profile embezzlement cases clearly show need.
To be controlled: YouTube & other internet video
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/05/2017
» YouTube, Netflix & other internet video is broadcasting Colonel Natee decides, so must be registered, regulated & controlled.
New cyberlaw 'illegal' say experts
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/05/2017
» Too much power to define "emergency" or "urgent" to mean whatever govt officials & police want & seize or gain access to computer systems, phone, etc, in new law.
Police to monitor what public reads on web: Editorial
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/05/2017
» How does public know what content is illegal? What about all the other laws that need enforcing? Questions asked in a crackdown that has spiraled out of control.
Speeding, tailgating van hits highway sweeper, kills two
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/05/2017
» Wreck of commuter van after crashing into street sweeper, killing van driver & passenger. Speeding van was following too close behind truck.
Two years in prison for Thai citizen journalists
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/04/2017
» Thailand's ranking in World Press Freedom for 2017 falls 6 places to 142nd in world, as new law puts citizen journalists without license in jail for two years.
Lahu activist killing: Release CCTV or lose public trust
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/03/2017
» "Is it all a police brutality cover-up?" critics are asking, after public is not allowed to see CCTV footage of the shooting of the young Lahu activist in Chiang Mai last week.
Warrantless wiretaps: Police seek new powers
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/08/2016
» New police powers would allow police to wiretap anyone they consider suspicious. Unchecked powers could lead to abuse, say experts.
Modern trains Bangkok-Chiang Mai: Next month
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/07/2016
» New fashionable interiors, TV screens for movies & music, aircraft-style toilets, dining cars coming next month on Bangkok-Chiang Mai route.
Angel dolls: Sacred or superstition?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/01/2016
» Angel dolls ease fears & bring peace-of-mind say some monks. Doll owner fantasy world wasteful of money poor children could use, say others.