UNESCO praises Thai government’s tablet policy

BANGKOK, 11 September 2012 (NNT) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has praised the Thai government for its one-tablet per child policy, saying technology is important in this rapidly changing world. According to UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, her organization is willing to support Thailand in terms of technological development as information […]

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Thai Government workers banned from Facebook and YouTube

Government workers under Thailand’s Ministry of Interior will be banned from using Facebook or YouTube during working hours. Government officials studying the workplace discovered that 80 percent of government workers were either on Facebook or downloading YouTube videos at work. Mr. Pracha Terat, Deputy of Ministry of Interior, acting for the permanent secretary of Ministry […]

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Thai version of ‘Viagra’ Sidagra to be launched next month

The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation will launch its erectile dysfunction drug “Sidagra” on October 15 at a fraction of the price of Viagra. The treatment for the men’s disorder has already been registered with the Food and Drug Administration. Viagra sells for about Bt200 per tablet but Sidagra will cost only Bt25 per 50-milligram tablet and […]

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DTAC fined 10 million baht for network failure

BANGKOK, 5 September 2012 (NNT) – Mobile phone service providers in Thailand are subjected to a minimum fine of 10 million baht if their networks fail to operate, according to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). NBTC Secretary General Thakorn Tantasith reminded mobile phone service operators of the NBTC announcement following DTAC’s inability to […]

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Pirate Bay co-founder Svartholm arrested in Cambodia

Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm, who disappeared while facing a jail sentence and hefty fine in Sweden for aiding in copyright infringement, has been arrested in Cambodia, according to a report. Svartholm was arrested on Thursday by Cambodian police in Phnom Penh, reports TorrentFreak, which points in its story to a piece in Swedish-language newspaper […]

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