The government is offering much-needed respite to the auto industry with an exemption from import tariffs for eight months on completely built units (CBU), parts and machinery in a bid to save the jobs of more than 200,000 workers. While Honda Automobile (Thailand) is the only company to benefit from the CBU imports as its […]
Officials in Thailand issued a warning to people who use Facebook. Users could end up facing prosecution, if they participate in certain activities on the social networking site, such as criticizing the monarchy. Users of Facebook could end up getting prosecuted under lese-majeste laws, if they participate in certain activities on the site. If users […]
Seagate Technology (STX) raised revenue and gross margin guidance for the December 2011 and March 2012 quarters after the market closed yesterday. This confirms analyst speculation last month after the company announced its Q3 report that while being a horrible tragedy in terms of the loss of life and economic impacts, the Thailand flooding may […]
Local Facebook users users in Thailand risk violating the computer law unknowingly by pressing the “like” or “share” button included with posted comment on anti-monarchy messages on the most popular social networking site, Information and Communication Technology Minister Anudith Nakornthap said on Thursday. Anyone doing so could be arrested on charges of violating the Computer […]
Computer giant Apple has expressed interest in making a deal to supply its tablet computers to the Education Ministry for use in Thai schools. A delegation from Apple Inc met Education Minister Woravat Au-apinyakul on Monday and proposed that its products could benefit the ministry’s student tablet project. Read more: Bangkok Post
San Francisco – Facebook has succeeded in blocking a spam attack that had filled users’ pages with millions of pornographic and violent images, the company said Wednesday. The world’s largest social networking platform said it had identified those responsible for launching the attack and would take legal steps against them. Read more: Monsters and Critics
Two giant Japanese automakers have announced that they are about to reopen production lines shut down after their plants in Thailand were closed in early October by flooding. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation said it will reopen production lines on Monday, Nov 14, reports said on Thursday. Its auto-part suppliers in industrial estates were earlier shut down […]
In London last weekend, journalists, software developers, filmmakers, designers and many others spent time discussing ideas and building tools at the 2011 Mozilla Festival at Ravensbourne College. Following the theme of “Media, Freedom and the Web”, many attendees developed prototypes around the idea of the future of media including tablet interface prototypes for the Boston […]
