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Another day, another massacre
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 08/11/2025
» The ceasefire in Gaza, however shaky, is freeing up some bandwidth for the world's media to fret about other ongoing massacres, and UN Secretary General António Guterres wasted no time in turning the spotlight on Sudan. "The horrifying crisis in Sudan … is spiralling out of control," he said on Monday -- but he didn't explain why.
Thailand cuts all internet links to Cambodia
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/06/2025
» Thailand’s telecom regulator has has ordered all Thai operators to stop providing broadband and mobile internet connections to Cambodia, while requiring reports of SIM card sales every 15 days.
Digital leader with an eco heart
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 10/01/2022
» Somchai Lertsutiwong took over as chief executive of the country's biggest mobile operator Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS) in 2010. He did so with the goal of turning the telecom company into a digital life service provider.
Thailand banks on a 5G future
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/10/2021
» The government says it will support the development of 5G network infrastructure and related technology in a bid to help lift the nation's economy and society pummelled by nearly two years of pandemic.
Telcos optimistic for a bright 5G future
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/07/2020
» Thailand's telcos are optimistic about their ongoing rollout of 5G infrastructure and its ability to ignite not just technological but also substantial social change in the country and beyond, according to representatives from the country's two largest telcos at Bangkok Post's 5G: The Game Changer conference on Thursday.
Meltdown is coming
News, Postbag, Published on 06/04/2020
» It is evident the ISPs in Thailand are unprepared for the number of users now trying to keep informed while at home. As more and more businesses close, or require employees to work at home, the available bandwidth and servers cannot cope with these increasing numbers.
PM invokes S44 to halt NBTC picks
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 14/06/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invoked Section 44 to suspend the process of selecting new members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) until the new legislation that governs the organisation comes into force.
Spectrum deal still OK: NBTC
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/04/2019
» Despite criticism of the regime's invocation of Section 44 to ease the financial burden of telecom and digital TV operators, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) says the planned allocation of 700-megahertz spectrum licences for the major three mobile operators in June would generate at least 75 billion baht for the state.
No need for S44 payments
News, Editorial, Published on 18/02/2019
» The government is already out of line for even considering new subsidies for the Big Three mobile phone companies. But its admission that it can only put billions of baht from taxpayers into such a scheme by using Section 44 is outrageous. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his chief legal adviser Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam seem not to realise they are in charge of a lame duck administration. Their obligation is to put this questionable issue on the shelf for the next government and parliament to consider.
TRC's checkmate move backfires
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 13/02/2019
» After the Thai Raksa Chart (TRC) Party submitted its nomination of Princess Ubolratana as a sole prime ministerial candidate to the Election Commission (EC) last Friday morning, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at first looked almost hopeless. As a prime ministerial candidate himself, he obviously has an eye on reclaiming power after the upcoming general election on March 24.