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Taking Stock of Bangkok
Thailand’s 2006 military coup left its mark on the country in a lot of ways: Years of political instability and crippling street protests and violence, for a start. But some of the most insidious changes are only now revealing themselves, such as the effects of the very first law the junta’s assembly passed after taking power, the Computer Crimes Act.
Last week three Thais were arrested under the act and charged with posting rumors online that threatened “national security”—specifically, rumors about the health of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 81, who has been hospitalized since Sept. 19 (authorities say his health is improving). Police allege a link between the postings and a 7% drop in the Thai stock exchange Oct. 14 and 15.
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Thai Army Denies Twitter Claims on Spread of Propaganda
Twitter’s blockage of the 926 accounts came two weeks after Thailand brought police complaints against Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for not fully complying with court orders to take down content on their platforms deemed defamatory to Thailand’s royalty
Thailand’s army on Friday denied links with around a 1,000 Twitter accounts that the social media company blocked a day earlier saying the military was using them to spread propaganda and target the opposition.
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How Covid-19 triggered a 125% surge in media consumption in Thailand
Globally speaking, the early months of the pandemic saw a dramatic increase in the amount of time people spent accessing information about current events.
The coronavirus pandemic has given rise to an ongoing surge in media consumption, as people around the world seek to remain updated on the rapidly changing crisis.
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The TikTok Strategy: Using AI Platforms to Take Over the World
Hugely popular with teenagers and millennials, TikTok – known as DouYin in China – is a social media application used for creating and sharing short videos. Lasting 15 seconds or less, the typical clip features fun music, a skit, lip-sync, dance or light-hearted humour.
A curious combination of prediction-technology and human censors enables ByteDance to create a dynamic global video ecosystem.
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200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine Distributed to 13 Thai provinces
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BoI Plans More Efforts to Promote BCG Economy
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COVID-19 situation in Thailand as of 24 February 2021
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How can Biden win over a still sceptical Asia?
The United States abandoned economic leadership in Asia four years ago. Rather than promote and strengthen the multilateral institutions and...
Thailand’s Stock Exchange (SET) continues 2nd year of project to tackle global warming
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), jointly with environmental partners, has gained substantial results in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by...
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