Month: May 2015
Thai TV directors face NBTC ban
Regulators have threatened to ban directors of cash-strapped Thai TV Co from running broadcasting businesses for three years if the company returns it two digital-TV [more…]
Bangladesh Wants ‘Third Gender’ Hijras to Serve as Traffic Police
The Bangladesh government is planning to recruit hijras, who have officially been recognized as a separate gender in Bangladesh since 2013, as traffic police in [more…]
Robot Commenters Accidentally Expose Themselves on China’s Weibo Platform
Chinese netizens are having a good laugh over the mechanized missteps of government-controlled robot commenters, who have been criticizing messages sent by their own masters. [more…]
Three ‘ice’ smugglers nabbed in Songkhla
Three men were arrested in Songkhla’s Sadao district yesterday for allegedly trying to smuggle 20 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine or “ice” into Malaysia. Acting on [more…]
Thai Government revokes Thaksin Shinawatra’s passports on ‘security’ concerns
BANGKOK — Thailand’s government has cancelled two passports held by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra due to an interview with CNN in South Korea last [more…]
Compensation for slain PDRC protesters
Families of people killed during the anti-government protests led by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) in 2013 and 2014 may get around 400,000 baht [more…]
No coup if draft charter rejected: Defense Minister
BANGKOK, 27 May 2015 (NNT)- Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan has insisted that there will be no military coup if the National Reform Council [more…]
Public Health Minister concerned with IQ drop among Thai children
The Public Health Ministry has expressed concern that the IQ (intelligence quotient) of Thai children of primary education has steadily dropped below the international standard. [more…]
