BANGKOK — Thai officials asked Google to make an exception and remove content without a court order, according to leaked details of a meeting this past Friday with top executives from the U.S.-based search giant. The second meeting between Google legal reps and a junta censorship committee was detailed in a document leaked by Thai […]
BANGKOK, 14 January 2016 (NNT)-The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has announced that a software expo will be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center from January 21st – 23rd. ICT Minister Dr. Uttama Saowanayon said the software industry is a key element in driving the country’s 6 major industrial groups forward […]
BANGKOK — Rom-coms, drama, action, thrillers, horror and more… maybe it’s time to watch something else apart from the junta’s “Return Happiness to Thai People”. Netflix, the US-based TV and movie streaming giant, announced at the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 in Las Vegas this morning, that it is to expand its service to an additional […]
BANGKOK — “I won’t sell, I won’t sell!” said Nikorn Sae Tang, asked if he’d sell his tape for 10,000 Baht. He repeatedly had to knock back people asking him if he’d sell his Maroon 5 album. The album in question is an old one, from the days when the rock-indie band still released their […]
At first glance, speaking about a “Soviet Internet” seems paradoxical and anachronistic. Yet, such a thing did actually exist. This is why a top level “.su” domain (for Soviet Union) still remains on the domain market today, despite ICANN’s requests to delete it. Scholars of the Soviet Internet generally agree that its development began with […]
BANGKOK, 22 December 2015 (NNT) – The National Telecommunications Commission of the NBTC has officially endorsed two winning bidders of the recent 4G license auction. Secretary-General of the National Broadcasting Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Thakorn Tantasith said the regulator will inform the two winners, Jas Mobile Broadband (JAS) and True Move H Universal Communication (True Move), […]
Google Thailand has appointed Ben King as the country head in charge of business and operations in the kingdom, the company announced on Tuesday. Over the past four years at Google, he has worked with customers across the region — from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to Indonesia and Singapore, including a year in Thailand leading […]
The planned three-day auction for two 4G mobile phone licences on the 900 MHz system kicked off this morning with four telecom operators competing. They are Advanced Info Service, Total Access Communications or DTAC, True Corporation, and Jasmine International. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
