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(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Friday that hackers stole digital login codes allowing them to take over nearly 50 million user accounts in its worst security breach ever given the unprecedented level of potential access, adding to what has been a difficult year for the company’s reputation. Facebook, which has more than 2.2 billion
Cold weather has arrived in Chiang Mai with temperature on top of Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain peak, measured at 6 degree Celsius on Friday – down from 11 degree Celsius one day earlier. Mr Rung Hirunwong, chief of Doi Inthanon national park, said the arrival of cold whether signaled the start of the tourism
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) broke its long silence about its probes into the procurement of the fake bomb detectors GT200 by several state security-related agencies with an announcement that it had recently received a copy of the verdict by the British court against the British fraudsters of the useless but costly devices. By design
The Tham Luang Khun Nam Nang Non in Chiang Rai province which has been closed for renovation to restore its natural environment following the dramatic rescue operations to save the lives of the 13 Wild Boar boys and their coach will be officially re-opened to the public on December 1. Deputy director-general of the National
A former senior park official was on Wednesday sentenced to three months in prison and fined 5,000 baht by the Tak provincial court after he was guilty of forest encroachment. The prison term was, however, suspended for two years. The case dated back to September last year when a team of forest rangers raided a
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that whoever becomes Thailand’s next prime minister is constitutionally required to follow the 20-year national strategy formulated under his administration. He said under the 2017 Constitution, the incoming prime minister serves as chairman of the committee on national strategy that is duty-bound to implement the national strategy. Critics, especially
The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of rainstorm and strong winds in 53 provinces, including Bangkok, from today until Monday, as result of high pressure from China which has blanketed the upper parts of Thailand. Northern and northeastern provinces will first be affected starting today to be followed the following day by Bangkok and
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) announced on Friday that the department has filed 16 court cases related to the procurement of GT200 scanners by governmental agencies against the Thai distributor of the UK-made devices. The statement was issued after the Don Meuang District Court on Wednesday found the Thai distributor of the fake scanners,
The US Trade Representative (USTR) has threatened to cut the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for Thailand for failing to fully respond to its previous request for amendments to Thailand’s labour law and removal of restrictions on imports of US pork. Boonyarit Kalayanamit, director-general of the Commerce Ministry’s Internal Trade Department, met with Lewis Karesh,
He was once one of Thailand’s most celebrated boxing heroes and, undoubtedly, one of the richest as well. But 22 years after clinching the first boxing gold medal in the Olympic Games that brought him both fame and wealth, Somrak Kamgsinh is now sinking in a pool of debts and is on the verge of
Australia’s national public broadcaster is facing a leadership crisis following allegations of political interference. Justin Milne resigned as chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Thursday, amid allegations he tried to fire journalists who were “hated” by the Australian government, ABC News reported. Mr Milne has denied the reports, saying he was leaving to
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian legislators, in a symbolic move, on Thursday voted unanimously to strip Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary citizenship in response to crimes committed against the Rohingya minority. The move by the House of Commons lower chamber has no effect because honorary citizenship is conferred by a joint
All ageing passenger vans which are over ten years old will be put out of service starting October 1 after the working committee to regulate the service of the vans has agreed to not extend their service for another year as requested. The decision to not extend the service of the ageing passenger vans was
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised Thailand’s economic growth forecast this year by 0.5% from a previous forecast in April to 4.5%, while cutting Asean’s economic growth forecast to 5.1% from previously 5.2%. ADB on Wednesday launched its “Asian Development Outlook 2018 Update: Maintaining Stability Amid Heightened Uncertainty”. ADB also raised its forecast of Thailand’s
An elderly former engineer who shot dead a 17-year-old student allegedly in a fit of anger following a road quarrel in Chon Buri early last year was today sentenced to 10 years in prison for premeditated murder and fined 2,000 baht by the Chon Buri provincial court. The fatal shooting incident occurred on February 4
The Central Administrative Court has rejected an appeal of tobacco companies to revoke Public Health Ministry’s graphic health warning covering 85 percent of cigarette packs on ground that the ministry is legally bound to protect the health of the public. The court said that the Public Health Ministry’s graphic health warning on cigarette packs was
