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    Mysterious purchaser of Thai rice stockpile working for Chinese state enterprise

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/10/2010

    » The huge rice deal was controversial because of its secretive nature. Now some of the secrets have been revealed.

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    First community deeds issued in Thailand's land reform program

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/09/2010

    » Will community deeds prevent rich landlords getting their hands on land as they did in the 1984 Sor Por Kor scandal?

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    TRC gets little from CRES

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/09/2010

    » Leaders of the security forces have provided the Truth for Reconciliation Commission with little new information in an first meeting on the April and May crackdown.

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    Flash in the pan

    Database, Published on 08/09/2010

    » Wikileaks workers were in open revolt after the, well, revolting charges of sexual harassment or worse by Swedish women against Julian Assange, and could try to oust the Australian founder of the controversial web service; even Assange's son turned against him, saying on Facebook that Daddy "does have a way of making a lot of female enemies"; charges by the women included that he refused to wear a condom during sex and refused to take an STD test; Swedish police continue to investigate the allegations.

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    Murky lead-up

    Database, Published on 01/09/2010

    » Members of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) turned out to be the suspicious type; the Magnificent Seven disclosed they are afraid that the companies who want to bid at the auction for 3G licences might now get together and actually share information about their prospects at the end of the month; in fact from Monday, it will be collusion, it will be a criminal offence for any of the companies to even issue a press release on what its plans might be for 3G; the companies have put in papers to pre-qualify to take part in the auction on Sept 20, along with deposits of 1.28 billion baht apiece, and that money will be seized if any company tries to share its plans with any other; the NTC has asked the Ministry of Internet Censorship in Thailand (MICT) to coordinate collusion by law enforcement agencies to make sure there is no collusion by the phone companies, top agencies called in as monitors include the DSI and Amlo - Department of Special Investigation and the Anti-Money Laundering Office.

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    Keeping abreast of IT security

    Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/08/2010

    » In an increasingly connected world, computer security is no longer the concern of only IT departments, as engineering professionals also need to be aware of the risks when managing controlled systems, according to Chaicharearn Atibaedya, President of PTT ICT Solutions.

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    Controversy over telecoms act

    Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/06/2010

    » The long-awaited National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) law, which passed senate approval late last month, contains some controversial issues that may set back development in new convergence technology services, especially the number of commission members, inflexible details, an "auction"-only licence acquisition model and the lack of coverage of new media and internet technology.

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    Why the govt lost to the UDD on the tech battlefield

    Database, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 26/05/2010

    » While the protests might be over, no one can guarantee our safety in cyber space.

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    Total access of all media

    Muse, Published on 17/04/2010

    » Since the protests and rallies by the red-shirts have continued on the streets of Bangkok, one move from the Thai government has been to shut down certain media channels on the grounds of information distortion. 'Muse' asked last week what you thought about this move and if you agreed with the government's strategy in believing that controlling some of the media could bring the Kingdom back to normalcy? And if you thought that people should have access to all information and the right to decide on what to believe by themselves, and why? Here are your answers!

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    Cracking good time

    Database, Published on 13/01/2010

    » German tech nerd Karsten Nohl showed off at the Chaos Communication Conference in Berlin how he cracked the encryption that you were trusting to keep your phone calls un-tappable throughout Thailand; the researcher proved it would be pretty simple to crack any GSM encryption; he said the 20-year-old encryption algorithm used by most GSM companies is simply too weak, and can be cracked by anyone who really cares; he released all the data, cracking tables and instructions, but did not give away an actual cracking program, because that might be illegal.

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