Facebook Founder To Visit Prayuth Later This Month
BANGKOK — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will be coming to Thailand later this month to meet Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the deputy prime minister said.
Taiwanese Customers Shut Inside Siam Square Salon For Not Paying
BANGKOK — It took two diplomats, an online culture lesson and a stuffed animal to smooth a Pacific Rim feud that flared up between two Taiwanese women the Bangkok salon owner they refused to pay.
Mourning in All Forms for Rama IX’s Death Anniversary
While state or organization-sanctioned merit-making rituals bloom across the country, regular folks and netizens on Friday found other ways to mourn King Bhumibol on the first anniversary of his passing, from mass nun ordinations and Twitter emojis to an organized attempt to turn Pokemon Go gyms yellow.
Women Share Challenges, Successes on #DayoftheGirl #วันเด็กหญิงสากล
BANGKOK — Women and girls took to social media channels Wednesday to talk about the challenges they still face in society on International Day of the Girl.
Making Thailand’s Digital Economy ‘Stand Out’
A push toward the digital economy is the cornerstone of the Thailand 4.0 initiative, a little policy I have been writing about here and there. Something that might seem a bit abstract, but it indeed has metrics that can be measured and analyzed.
Movie on 1976 Massacre Barred From Showing on Anniversary
BANGKOK — A movie hailed by critics as best film of the year was banned from screening this evening on the 41st anniversary of...
Facebook Must Act on Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech: UN Free Speech Chief
BANGKOK — Facebook should police the kind of hate speech and disinformation fanning the flames of conflict in Myanmar, the UN’s special rapporteur on...
#KingBhumibol, #Crematorium Reign Online as Mourning Month Gets Underway
BANGKOK — As the anniversary of Rama IX’s death and his cremation ceremony draws near, Thai social media feeds have gone black as netizens mourn the late monarch.
Twitter Tests Doubling Character Limit to 280
NEW YORK — Need more room to type those deep thoughts? Twitter is testing a 280-character limit for tweets, doubling the current length restriction...
Fever of Online Gossip Puts Anchorwoman on Knife’s Edge
BANGKOK — A partial reflection in a dinner knife, a months-old zebra photo and a lot of innuendo were enough for virtual Thailand to pin a scarlet letter of shame on a television news reporter.
