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Thai Digital Economy and Society Ministry to get 2,000 more officers

January 23, 2023
by Nad Bunnag
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The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) plans to upgrade the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) into a bureau, with its manpower increased by 2,000 over the next two…

DES minister accused of having been unfaithful to his wife during censure debate

July 20, 2022
by Nad Bunnag
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Pheu Thai MP Chanok Chanthathong took a swipe at Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn during the second day of the censure debate today (Wednesday), accusing him of being…

Court rejects call to shut down Mungkornfa platform amid lottery overpricing

May 12, 2022
by administrator
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The Criminal Court dismissed a petition from the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) today (Thursday) seeking to shut down websites run by the Mungkornfa online lottery platform, amid…

Army Commander-in-Chief General Narongpan Jitkaewtae

Lazada banned from Thai army compounds following video controversy

May 10, 2022
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Thailand’s Army Commander-in-Chief has banned all military units from using Lazada, following the controversy over a TikTok video, which has been deemed by some to offend the disabled and the…

Actions to be taken against ‘Clubhouse’ users who discriminate against people from Isaan

November 8, 2021
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES), Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, has vowed to take legal action against anyone who openly discriminates or has discriminated against people born in the country’s…

About 10,000 patients’ data hacked, not millions, says Thailand’s Digital Ministry

September 8, 2021
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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In a recent cyber attack on medical facilities in Thailand, only 10,095 patients’ records were leaked, not 16 million, as the hacker claimed, and the leaked data only contains the…

Data of Thailand’s 16 million patients hacked – Digital Ministry

September 7, 2021
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Thailand’s DES ministry has admitted that 16 million patient records from the Public Health Ministry have been hacked and an investigation is underway. The ministry’s cyber department has been informed…

Chaiwut, the man with a mission to defend Thailand from the fake-news tsunami

March 29, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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The new digital economy and society (DES) minister, Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn, is set to get tougher with fake news aimed at undermining the government and the monarchy — intensifying an unfinished…

Pro-democracy protesters hold up their mobile phones with lights during an anti-government rally at Asok in Bangkok on October 18, 2020, as they continue for the fourth consecutive day to defy an emergency decree banning gatherings.

Four media outlets targeted by Thai authorities

October 19, 2020
by Tanadatet
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The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) are considering action to be taken against four on-line media outlets alleged to have…

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