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    Last one in, again

    Database, Published on 06/01/2010

    » Never in Thai history has a story that didn't happen so dominate the news and clearly emerge as the Technology Story of the Year; just before the New Year, your TOT flipped a switch that started providing bandwidth of the third-generation kind in a couple of obscure corners of Bangkok, but in truth, 2009 was the year that Laos and Cambodia totally humiliated the telecoms state enterprises by leaving Thailand a far, distant last among Asian countries providing 3G service to yuppiephone subscribers.

  • TECH

    A dubious distinction

    Database, Published on 23/06/2010

    » Because there isn't nearly enough control over the Internet, the cabinet approved setting up a new office to "prevent and suppress" anything on the Internet that is aimed at or might be aimed at the monarchy; with some help from Mr Orwell, the government decided the office should be called the Bureau of Prevention and Eradication of Computer Crime; Juti Krairiksh, the new MICT (Minister of Internet Censorship of Thailand) explained that any Internet provider who did not instantly comply with his "request" to block a website would lose its licence.

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    To BB or to not BB, that is the question

    Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 11/08/2010

    » Poor Research in Motion. The news of the launch of BlackBerry OS 6 and the new BlackBerry Torch was all but overshadowed by news of how the forces of morality and control had taken the opportunity to declare war on BlackBerry Messaging and privacy in general.

  • ADVANCED NEWS

    Burma's election

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/11/2010

    » The Burmese voted yesterday in an election few people considered to be free and fair.

  • ADVANCED NEWS

    Dangerous neighbourhood

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2010

    » About 20,000 Burmese refugees have poured into Thailand after fighting broke out just across the border.

  • ADVANCED NEWS

    The Lady is heard

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/11/2010

    » Aung San Suu Kyi, affectionately known as “The Lady” gives her first major speech since being released from house arrest.

  • TECH

    A cloudy future

    Database, Published on 17/11/2010

    » The House of Representatives approved the amended version of the bill which will eventually set up the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to regulate telecoms in Thailand; the MPs voted 228-2 to pass the 13-year-old issue back to the senate, where it is possible _ don't get excited, but it is possible the bill could move forward; the new NBTC rules will be 11 members, appointed from various public and government sectors, aged below 70; it now appears there is no major hurdle to legislation setting up this body _ which by law was supposed to exist in 1997; the next hurdle will be picking the 11 very powerful, highly tempted members of the NBTC, which might not take another 13 years.

  • TECH

    Egypt shutdown worst in Internet history: experts

    AFP, Published on 30/01/2011

    » The scale of Egypt's crackdown on the Internet and mobile phones amid deadly protests against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak is unprecedented in the history of the web, experts said.

  • TECH

    Egypt military junta launches Facebook page

    AFP, Published on 18/02/2011

    » Egypt's new military rulers have launched their own Facebook page to better communicate with the youth who used the social networking site to organise protests that drove Hosni Mubarak from power.

  • TECH

    After Egypt, Burma's Suu Kyi wants Twitter: report

    AFP, Published on 20/02/2011

    » Inspired by people-power revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, Burma's long-suffering opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she wants to join other pro-democracy activists by using Twitter and Facebook.

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