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US Sanctions Chinese Individuals Over COVID-Related Fraud, Bomb Threats
The US Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned three Chinese individuals and three Thai companies for involvement in a cybercrime network that it said made bomb threats and fraudulent applications for COVID-related aid, costing government billions of dollars.
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30 People Die Of Heatstroke In Thailand This Year
Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.
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Thailand Takes Decision to Ban Unlicenced Crypto Exchanges to Prevent Online Crime
This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand released a public order that said that it was coordinating with the Thai government to block unauthorised providers of digital assets services.
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No More Cannabis In Bangkok? New Thailand Laws To Clamp Down On Marijuana
The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on Tuesday, after the kingdom decriminalised the drug in 2022.
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Thai Businesses Cash In On Legalised Cannabis-Products, From Milk, Tea To Toothpaste
Thai businesses are cashing in with cannabis-infused products like toothpaste, tea, soaps and snacks after the government legalised the plant and its extract this year, generating a wave of interest in the drug.
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Thai Minister Backtracks on Spyware Admission as Government Denies Pegasus Use
Thai minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn on Friday sought to walk back remarks before parliament that authorities had used Pegasus spyware to monitor individuals, taking a U-turn on his admission just days earlier that surveillance software was actively being used.
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Thailand Admits to Using Phone Spyware Citing National Security, Amid Allegations of Pegasus Usage
Thailand on Tuesday admitted to the use of surveillance software to monitor individuals, in cases involving national security or drugs. Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn confirmed the use of spyware, but did not specify what programme was used, which government agency had access to the software, or which individuals w...
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Pegasus Used to Target Thai Pro-Democracy Activists, Cybersecurity Researchers Claim
Thai activists involved in pro-democracy protests in the country had their smartphones or other devices infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to investigators at cybersecurity research groups Citizen Lab and iLaw. At least 30 people, including activists, scholars and people working with civil society groups, were targeted with the ...
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'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' Declared State Anthem, Mandatory to Stand During Song
The Tamil Nadu government today declared the 'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' song as the state anthem, stating that it would be sung at all public events in educational institutes and government offices.
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AIADMK Opposes Any Attempt To Change Tamil New Year Day By The Government
The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Thursday opposed any attempt to change the Tamil New Year from 'Chithirai' (in April) to 'Thai' (January), coinciding with the Pongal festival, saying it went against people's belief.
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Thai Rapper Hits Out After Apple State Hacking Warning
A Thai rapper vowed not to be silenced on Thursday after he and at least five other government critics received messages from Apple warning that state-sponsored hackers could be targeting their phones.
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Apple Warns Thai Activists 'State-Sponsored Attackers' May Have Targeted Their iPhone Handsets
Apple issued alert messages to at least six Thai activists and researchers who have been critical of the government, warning it believed their iPhone handsets had been targeted by "state-sponsored attackers," according to activists.
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Thailand In Talks With Merck For 200,000 Courses Of New Covid Pill
Thailand's government is in talks with U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co to purchase 200,000 courses of the company's experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 treatment, a Thai official said on Monday.
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Thailand's Phuket Opens To All Fully Vaccinated Travellers
Fully vaccinated travellers from any country can now book holidays to tourism haven Phuket, the Thai government has announced, under tweaks to a struggling quarantine-free travel scheme.
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Thai Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas At Bangkok Protest
Three protesters were injured when Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a Bangkok rally Friday -- the third time this week -- as coronavirus cases soar and anger builds over the government's handling of the pandemic.
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US Sanctions Chinese Individuals Over COVID-Related Fraud, Bomb Threats
The US Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned three Chinese individuals and three Thai companies for involvement in a cybercrime network that it said made bomb threats and fraudulent applications for COVID-related aid, costing government billions of dollars.
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30 People Die Of Heatstroke In Thailand This Year
Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.
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Thailand Takes Decision to Ban Unlicenced Crypto Exchanges to Prevent Online Crime
This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand released a public order that said that it was coordinating with the Thai government to block unauthorised providers of digital assets services.
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No More Cannabis In Bangkok? New Thailand Laws To Clamp Down On Marijuana
The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on Tuesday, after the kingdom decriminalised the drug in 2022.
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Thai Businesses Cash In On Legalised Cannabis-Products, From Milk, Tea To Toothpaste
Thai businesses are cashing in with cannabis-infused products like toothpaste, tea, soaps and snacks after the government legalised the plant and its extract this year, generating a wave of interest in the drug.
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Thai Minister Backtracks on Spyware Admission as Government Denies Pegasus Use
Thai minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn on Friday sought to walk back remarks before parliament that authorities had used Pegasus spyware to monitor individuals, taking a U-turn on his admission just days earlier that surveillance software was actively being used.
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Thailand Admits to Using Phone Spyware Citing National Security, Amid Allegations of Pegasus Usage
Thailand on Tuesday admitted to the use of surveillance software to monitor individuals, in cases involving national security or drugs. Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn confirmed the use of spyware, but did not specify what programme was used, which government agency had access to the software, or which individuals w...
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Pegasus Used to Target Thai Pro-Democracy Activists, Cybersecurity Researchers Claim
Thai activists involved in pro-democracy protests in the country had their smartphones or other devices infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to investigators at cybersecurity research groups Citizen Lab and iLaw. At least 30 people, including activists, scholars and people working with civil society groups, were targeted with the ...
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'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' Declared State Anthem, Mandatory to Stand During Song
The Tamil Nadu government today declared the 'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' song as the state anthem, stating that it would be sung at all public events in educational institutes and government offices.
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AIADMK Opposes Any Attempt To Change Tamil New Year Day By The Government
The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Thursday opposed any attempt to change the Tamil New Year from 'Chithirai' (in April) to 'Thai' (January), coinciding with the Pongal festival, saying it went against people's belief.
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Thai Rapper Hits Out After Apple State Hacking Warning
A Thai rapper vowed not to be silenced on Thursday after he and at least five other government critics received messages from Apple warning that state-sponsored hackers could be targeting their phones.
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Apple Warns Thai Activists 'State-Sponsored Attackers' May Have Targeted Their iPhone Handsets
Apple issued alert messages to at least six Thai activists and researchers who have been critical of the government, warning it believed their iPhone handsets had been targeted by "state-sponsored attackers," according to activists.
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Thailand In Talks With Merck For 200,000 Courses Of New Covid Pill
Thailand's government is in talks with U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co to purchase 200,000 courses of the company's experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 treatment, a Thai official said on Monday.
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Thailand's Phuket Opens To All Fully Vaccinated Travellers
Fully vaccinated travellers from any country can now book holidays to tourism haven Phuket, the Thai government has announced, under tweaks to a struggling quarantine-free travel scheme.
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Thai Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas At Bangkok Protest
Three protesters were injured when Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a Bangkok rally Friday -- the third time this week -- as coronavirus cases soar and anger builds over the government's handling of the pandemic.
