NBTC demands clarifications from Channel 3 on bare-breast painting show

BANGKOK, 20 June 2012 (NNT) -The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is planning to summon Channel 3’s executives, for a clarification on the latter’s decision to air a female contestant painting on a canvas with her bare breasts. Lieutenant-General Peerapong Manakit, chairman of the NBTC’s subcommittee on programme schedules and content, said the commission […]

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China Plans Expanded Internet Controls

Chinese Internet censors are considering widening their control over what is posted on the country’s popular microblog websites and other online forums. The government released a list of proposed changes to its Internet law Thursday, that aim to put greater pressure on social media websites to crack down on users posting anonymous comments. Read more: […]

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World IPv6 launch to upgrade global internet services

BANGKOK, 6 June 2012 (NNT) – The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has insisted that the country’s participation in World IPv6 launch will not affect web services. ICT Minister Anudith Nakornthap said that today marks an important day for the IT industry as major Internet service providers (ISPs), home networking equipment manufacturers, and […]

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