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Career on hold
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/09/2010
» For many Thais, this story, not the battle over 3G or the fate of the government, is the story they are paying most attention to. The story below makes it clear why.
Sharp shares lose $1bn
AFP, Published on 03/08/2012
» Shares in Japan's Sharp dived 30% to their lowest level in almost 40 years Friday, wiping more than US$1 billion off its value, after the company warned that its annual loss would be bigger than first thought.
Sony hack puts spotlight on Pyongyang ISP
Published on 20/12/2014
» While the United States weighs its options for responding to the Sony Pictures computer hack that it blames on North Korea, investigators are still trying to shed light on the Thailand connection to the breach.
Sony pays the price
News, Published on 22/12/2014
» Culture has collided once again with reality over the Hollywood movie The Interview. This ill-considered film has become a major international incident, as well as a controversial censorship lesson. US President Barack Obama and the government of North Korea are at the centre of the dispute. It now involves an early shot in what experts call cyberwar, and the biggest exposure ever of corporate secrets.
Ratchanok pulls out of Thai Open
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 04/10/2016
» Top seed and world No.3 Ratchanok Intanon has withdrawn from the Thailand Open, which gets underway at Bangkok's Nimibutr Stadium today.
The cyber whodunnit and the global blame game
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 21/12/2017
» The US government has officially attributed to North Korea the WannaCry ransomware attack, which encrypted hundreds of thousands of computer drives around the world in May, 2017. And yet as with a series of other highly public cyberattack attributions, little evidence for the claim was made public. It's time for the cybersecurity world to follow the advice of the Rand Corporation and set up an unbiased international consortium that would seek to attribute attacks based on a common set of rules.
From humble beginnings to app pioneer
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/11/2018
» Jin-woo Lee, an employee of South Korean search giant Naver Corp, the parent company of Line, was the first person to bring Line messaging to Thailand seven years ago, before the 3G network was even launched in the country. He had come a long way.
Transpacific cable is cut, for now
Life, James Hein, Published on 16/09/2020
» In light of the problems between the USA and China, and that those in power in Beijing want to grab data from US networks, Google and Facebook have dropped plans to build an undersea cable between the US and Hong Kong. The new target limits the landing points to the Philippines and Taiwan and now excludes Hong Kong. The HK section of the cable is built but will not now be activated due to a national security agreement between the US and Google and Facebook. I will predict that if Joe Biden wins the next US election this decision will be revisited.
Transition key to success
Business, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 25/11/2020
» Although the rights of transgender people have been in the spotlight recently, it remains challenging for transgender women to achieve their goals in life and work. But Jakkaphong "Anne" Jakrajutatip, chief executive of JKN Global Media, who has over 10 million followers on her social media platforms, has broken through the barriers and proven the outstanding ability of transgender people in the field of business.
Two BBC channels added to 3BB GIGATV lineup
Business, Published on 16/12/2020
» BBC Studios is launching two premium channels, BBC Earth and BBC Lifestyle, on Thailand's on-demand IPTV entertainment platform, 3BB GIGATV, a fixed broadband service in the country.