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NTBC Act gets green light
Database, Published on 02/06/2010
» In a rare all-day session, the senate passed the National Telecommunication and Broadcasting Commission Act by a vote of 85-1 with three abstentions; the upper house put some serious changes in the original law passed by the Lower House, so it could be a while before the act actually takes effect; for example, the senators watered down the national oversight National Telecommunication and Broadcasting Commission (NTBC) by increasing membership from an unwieldy 11 to an unworkable 15; the Lower House can submit to the wise senate, or fight the changes and try to negotiate the final law.
Welcome to Cloud 2
Database, Published on 23/06/2010
» While the IT industry is talking about how to leverage cloud computing, salesforce.com is already talking of the next major shift, to Cloud 2, the social cloud.
Getting tough
Database, Published on 14/07/2010
» US federal authorities seized nine US-hosted websites and froze the assets of 15 webmasters and others; it was the first shot in "Operation in Our Sites" which the US government launched to combat piracy and counterfeiting on the Internet; filespump.com and eight other similar sites were pumping out movies, software and other illegal warez, including hosting the actual files being downloaded; according to a spokesman for ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), "If the criminals move overseas, we will follow" - and he said there were hundreds of similar sites; according to traffic monitors alexa.com, sites like Filespump were even more popular in Thailand (rank 745) than in the US, where it was barely in the top 1,000 most-visited websites.
How industries gain and lose in the short-run with rising Thai baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/10/2010
» Like a gigantic tsunami wave crossing the Pacific Ocean, US dollar depreciation is causing currency appreciation in Asian currencies. A major global currency realignment is underway.
In Iran, Internet surfers battle cyber police
AFP, Published on 03/02/2011
» Western sanctions have done little to stop the flow of computers and software to Iran, where the real challenge for cyber surfers is getting around local censors who block thousands of websites, including Facebook and YouTube.
Thailand's sixth satellite?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/05/2011
» A company founded by Thaksin Shinawatra is moving ahead with plans to build a sixth satellite "despite receiving no incentives or a concession period extension."
Change minimum wage system?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/07/2011
» The tripartite minimum wage system began just before the 1973 political uprising, meets ILO standards but has an employer bias.
Ivorians clinch African Cup quarter-finals place
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» Ivory Coast became the second country after Equatorial Guinea to reach the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals thanks to a 2-0 win over Burkina Faso in Group B Thursday.
Optimism lifts local equities but greek tragedy still a worry
Business, Published on 13/02/2012
» Recap: The Stock Exchange of Thailand rose last week in line with regional markets on news that the European and UK central banks planned to inject more money into the financial system. Turnover in Thai stocks rose to 175.08 billion baht from 136.02 billion the week before.