Police Close Up on Wat Dhammakaya
PATHUM THANI — Police began Tuesday morning clearing barricades blocking the entrance to the Wat Dhammakaya complex where they seek to arrest its abbot, who’s accused of multi-million baht embezzlement.
Military Gives Police Alleged Hacker to Display to Public
BANGKOK — A 19-year-old accused of hacking a police website was presented to the public Monday by authorities looking to show such suspects can be found and prosecuted.
Five Hacktivists Arrested, Junta Source Says
BANGKOK — Five people were detained Friday at an army base in the capital on suspicion of waging cyberwarfare against the government, a source inside the junta said.
Army Chief Shrugs Off Cyber Assault; Sites Remain Down
BANGKOK — There are only two ways to deal with those opposed to the Computer Crime Act, according to the army chief. First, try to make them understand. If they don’t, then prosecute them.
Calls for Justice Answered by Social Media in 2016
The rise of social media in recent years, for all its flaws, has given the public a powerful tool to draw attention to their grievances and sometimes prompt action by occasionally indifferent authorities.
Constitution Drafter Pushes for Executing Corrupt Politicians
BANGKOK — One of the drafters of Thailand’s new constitution made the case Wednesday that it was written to support sentencing corrupt politicians to death.
Gov’t Payment System Offline As Hacktivists Focus Online Assault
BANGKOK — Online agitators escalated their attacks in protest of the new Computer Crime Act on Wednesday by targeting access to the military regime’s...
Dismissive Prayuth Tells Hackers to Knock it Off
BANGKOK — Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday dismissed online dissidents as uninformed and urged them to end their online rebellion.
From Trafficked Tigers to Charred Children, 2016 Delivered on Awful
For Thais, episodes of nepotism, corruption, suspicious deaths and state impunity are as familiar as a lakorn plot remade for the 100th time.
Hackers Batter ThaiGov Online as Anger Over Cyberlaw Boils Over
BANGKOK — Anger over the passage of the new Computer Crime Act resulted in escalating attacks on many government websites Monday.
