San Francisco – Facebook has succeeded in blocking a spam attack that had filled users’ pages with millions of pornographic and violent images, the company said Wednesday. The world’s largest social networking platform said it had identified those responsible for launching the attack and would take legal steps against them. Read more: Monsters and Critics
Images of a Thai Airways International Airbus stranded in deep floodwater at Don Mueang airport have caused misconceptions among many people outside Thailand that Bangkok is closed to air traffic. That has frustrated both airlines and the management of Suvarnabhumi Airport, the country’s gateway, where it is business as usual and flood prevention defences are […]
Internet giant Google has begun a pilot program, allowing users of its “Maps” service to look inside businesses. This tool is aimed to further the controversial Street View feature which already allows the public to access 360° images of streets. A spokesman for Google described the new feature: “Building on the Google Art Project, which […]
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Monday posted a picture of her lunch at the Government House canteen on her Facebook page. She wrote on her Facebook wall that she wanted to prove that she did not have expensive meal, which cost Bt200,000, as rumoured. Read more: The Nation
AMNAT CHAROEN, 30 August 2011 (NNT) – Deputy Governor of Amnat Charoen province Mr. Nopwatchara Singhsakda advised Thai citizens traveling to Lao People’s Democratic Republic to be aware of the dos and donts following the arrest of 3 Thais who had photographed Lao’ military unit. Their actions have been considered a threat to Lao national […]
Un-censored photos of a Cathay Pacific flight attendant allegedly giving oral sex to a Cathay Pacific pilot were released on Chinese media and the internet last week. In an attempt to cover the damaged reputation of the Cathay Pacific airline, the Hong Kong carrier made a public statement on Sunday to acknowledge it has launched […]
Three Thai tourists have been arrested by Laotian soldiers in Laotian city of Pak Se while they took photos near a military camp since Sunday and their friends and relatives haven’t heard from them since, the alleged victims’ friend revealed Wednesday. Chiang Rai resident identified only as Ore told reporters that Thanwa Supakham, 34, Samart […]
An assistant rector of Mahamakut Buddhist University filed a police complaint Wednesday at the Crime Suppression Police Bureau against a monk who was photographed “planking” while wearing a monk’s saffron robe. Bringing information and photographs to the police, Songkran Achariyasap said he had taken personal action so that other monks didn’t follow this “bad example”. […]
