AIS announced an ambitious plan for an upgrade of Thai Baht 40 billion. This is in addition to the Thai baht 80 billion it has invested in its 3g network over the last two years. With its fixed-line broadband service, AIS aims to reach 10 million homes within five years. Currently, AIS has a fibre-optics […]
BANGKOK, Jan 27 — Facebook and the Instagram social networks broke down in many countries for about one hour from 1.10pm to 2.10pm Thai time. The hacker group Lizard Sqad announced via Twitter @LizardMafia, implying it was responsible for the incident. Read more: MCOT
Motorcycle street racers will now face tough police action following public complaints of gangs of teenagers racing on the streets in defiance of law enforcement officials. The police will now turn to new channels to communicate among law enforcement officers to make arrest more effective. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
There are 110 million mobile numbers in Thailand 90% are prepaid. They are cheap, easy, and convenient to pick up. Or they were. New regulations are in place and being enforced. By 31 July all mobile numbers have to be registered. Officials state this initiative is for national security. Registration season lasts from 2 February […]
It is an open secret that Chinese authorities are spying on citizens’ online and mobile communication. Yet it is still eye-popping to see hard evidence of this practice. On January 7, Beijing news outlet Beijing Times published a surveillance software purchase order, reportedly made by a local police department, on Weibo. Netizens now can see […]
BANGKOK — Activists have asked the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to launch an inquiry into the Thai junta’s seven million baht project to produce a set of “stickers” for the mobile chat application LINE. Srisuwan Chanya, chairman of Society for Defense of Thai Constitutions, met with NACC officials today to submit a letter accusing the […]
BANGKOK, 5 January 2014 (NNT) – The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will be commencing the auction of 4G licenses for mobile carriers this year, while gearing up on the user registration of pre-paid mobile and WIFI services. The NBTC Secretary-General Takorn Tantasith has revealed that the NBTC will be prioritizing on the auction […]
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry is keeping its eye on LINE message exchanges – particularly those related to the monarchy and national security. “We can monitor all the nearly 40 million LINE messages sent by people in Thailand each day,” ICT Minister Pornchai Rujiprapa said yesterday. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
