Thai Airways to offer WiFi on board

Thai Airways, Thailand’s national carrier, will equip its airplanes with WiFi connections to be used by passengers inflight. The country’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission has signaled to give the green light for WiFi to be operated on international flights, expected to start from September 2013. Read more: investvine.com

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China hit by biggest cyberattack to date

Early last night, massive attacks targeted China’s Internet, slowing access to a crawl. The Chinese .cn domain was targeted in the latest of many denial of service attacks against China. According to the China Internet Network Information Center, which manages the .cn domain, this attack was the largest of its kind. The domain was attacked […]

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Thai police seek to check Line conversations

Thai police plan to study the conversations and comments posted on the popular social-media application Line to see if they violate the law or threaten national security. Pol Maj Ge Pisit Pao-in, commander of the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), said the agency had asked Line Corporation in Japan to cooperate, but had failed with […]

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4 people questioned over spread of coup messages on social media

BANGKOK, 6 August 2013 (NNT) – The police have summoned 4 individuals who violated the computer control law by sending online messages alleging impending coup d’état, which caused panic amongst the public. The police’s Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) has summoned Thai PBS Television’s political news editor Soemsuk Kasitipradit, Chonburi UDD leader Dechathon Thiraphiriya, former […]

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DTAC boosts this year’s investment

Total Access Communication is raising the annual investment budget this year from Bt12.5 billion to Bt14.5 billion, to expand its 3G service coverage. Petter Furberg, CEO for finance and accounting, said on Monday that the 3-year investment budget is maintained at Bt34 billion. Read more: The Nation

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