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'I, Robot.' Original image: 20th Century Fox

Twitter Vague on Action as Bot Army Idles

BANGKOK — Twitter says it is monitoring reports of a surge in suspected bot accounts as users say they are continuing to get bogus followers for a yet unknown purpose.
'I, Robot.' Original image: 20th Century Fox

Someone’s Building a Twitter Bot Army in Thailand

BANGKOK — In ones and twos they trickle in by the minute, new followers with Thai-sounding names in the familiar rhythm of social media. But then it gets weird.

Netizens Side With Farang YouTuber Wronged by Airport Taxi

BANGKOK — It’s an age-old tale: Boy lands at airport, boy meets taxi, taxi rips off boy.
Representatives from True Corp. attend a Tuesday hearing at the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission offices in Bangkok. Photo: Matichon

True Scrambles to Win Back Confidence After Data Lapse

BANGKOK — A telecom conglomerate Tuesday sought to play down the impact of a security breach that exposed more than 11,000 customers identity documents online, as regulators pushed for compensation.
A screen capture showing folders containing True’s customers data. Photo: Niall Merrigan

Oops? True Posts ID Cards, Passports Online – Blames ‘Hack’

BANGKOK — A top telecom operator has until Tuesday to explain to regulators just how it allowed a huge security hole to expose customer data after reports of it caused an uproar.

Chula’s Prayuth Hecklers Say Police Hounding Them

BANGKOK — Several students said Wednesday that undercover police visited their homes and schools in response to their protest of a visit by Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha to their campus.

Muslim Talk Show Host Apologizes for Offending Buddhists

BANGKOK — A Muslim talk show host apologized for offending Buddhists by mocking prostration to religious idols, after the nation’s top Islamic cleric blasted him on social media.

Cabinet Drafts Plan to Regulate, Tax Crypto

BANGKOK - The interim cabinet has agreed to draft a law to regulate cryptocurrency trading, seeking to tax the largely unregulated market. Government spokesman Nathporn...

Panther Protest Kept Alive as Property Owners Offer Space

First it was a black panther with a gunshot wound stenciled at a construction site. Then a black cat’s head appeared on a street...
The Bixby virtual assistant software of a Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus mobile phone translates a foreign language sign during a product preview in New York. Photo: Richard Drew / Associated Press

Samsung S9 Has Great Camera – Like Many Phones

NEW YORK — Samsung says its new Galaxy S9 phone features a "reimagined" camera, and it is indeed pretty darned good. But you might not want to shell out USD$720 (22,500 baht) or more for one just yet unless your current phone is already close to death.

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