Ditched WhatsApp for Telegram? Your secret chats might not be as safe as you thought
By Aaron Brown, Express SECURE messaging platform Telegram is a little less secure than first thought, thanks to a new glitch that allowed bad actors to access self-destructing audio and video messages long after the sender and recipient believed these messages were permanently deleted. The bug, which impacted the macOS version of the messaging service, […]
Read MoreThailand-China deal on promoting Thai fruit export
WITH seasonal fruit about to hit the market, including durian, rambutan, and mangosteen, the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce has signed an agreement with CCIC Thailand to provide better traceability service for Thai fruit exported to China, following a new traceability requirement for all imported farm products into China, NNT said today (Feb. 16) With this […]
Read MoreProsecutors to file charges against protest suspects tomorrow
PROSECUTORS will be filing charges of violating the emergency decree against three People Party leaders and 15 other suspects at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Feb. 17) over a demonstration held on September 19 last year with the three leaders also facing charges of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, […]
Read MoreTen ministers targeted in censure debate
THE no-confidence debate against 10 cabinet ministers commenced today, and this is the second time the current administration is being censured. The debate is taking place from February 16 to 19, with the voting on February 20, NNT said. The government is given 20 hours to debate, while the opposition has 42 hours. As a […]
Read MoreOnly 72 new Covid cases today, Samut Sakhon makes progress
THAILAND logged only 72 new coronavirus cases over the past day to this morning (Feb. 16) while the death toll did not increase and remained at 82, Sanook.com reported. The Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin said the new cases raise the cumulative confirmed cases to 24,786 with 23,563 patients having recovered while […]
Read MoreThammasat University medical student infected with Covid-19
AN urgent announcement was issued by Thammasat University’s Facebook page Thammasat Today this morning (Feb. 16) that it has been confirmed a medical student at the Rangsit campus has got infected with coronavirus, Sanook.com reported. The initial announcement said, “Urgent! A medical student at TU’s Rangsit campus has caught Covid-19. Confirmation will be made through […]
Read MoreTsunami not expected after 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Vanuatu: PTWC
By Reuters Staff, published by CTV News A TSUNAMI was not expected after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu today (Feb. 16), the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. The US Geological Survey pegged the quake at a magnitude of 6.2 with a depth of about 10 km, after having initially […]
Read MoreUN warns Myanmar against harsh response to protesters
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report THE UNITED Nations special envoy has warned Myanmar’s army of “severe consequences” for any harsh response to protesters demonstrating against this month’s coup in a call with the military leadership, a UN spokesman said. Despite the deployment of armoured vehicles and soldiers to some major […]
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