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  • Bangkok NewsFacebook post from Bangkok restaurateur shows the power of social media

    Facebook post from Bangkok restaurateur shows the power of social media

    A Bangkok restaurateur has been left surprised by the power of social media, after his online complaint led to workers rushing back to fill a gaping hole they’d left outside his premises 3 months ago. Donald Woo, a Hong Kong expat who runs a noodle shop in the capital, took to Facebook to voice his frustration after workers abandoned a…

  • Technology NewsFacebook faux pas – auto translate goes rogue on message for King’s birthday

    Facebook faux pas – auto translate goes rogue on message for King’s birthday

    Anyone using their computers to translate Thai into English, or English to Thai, will know that the results are mixed, usually confusing, and sometimes hilarious. But Facebook has ended up scrambling to tone down the reaction to an auto-translate from posts about celebrations for His Majesty’s on the occasion of his birthday last Monday. The American social media tech company…

  • World NewsFacebook blocks Hong Kong’s user data requests after China’s new security law

    Facebook blocks Hong Kong’s user data requests after China’s new security law

    Facebook is blocking requests from Hong Kong to receive user data after China’s passing of a new national security law that reportedly aims to crack down on government critics. WhatsApp and Twitter are also included in the blocking of data requests with Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone saying it is stopping the review of such requests until it evaluates the new…

  • World NewsCustomer’s abuse over mask-wearing sparks donations to Starbucks employee

    Customer’s abuse over mask-wearing sparks donations to Starbucks employee

    An American Starbucks employee can now pursue his dreams, thanks to donations from well-wishers, after a customer allegedly verbally abused him when he asked her if she had a mask to wear when she entered the shop. Lenin Gutierrez, a barista at a Starbucks store in San Diego, asked the woman, Amber Lynn Gilles, if she had a face mask.…

  • World NewsUnilever, Honda and Coca-cola boycott Facebook

    Unilever, Honda and Coca-cola boycott Facebook

    One of the world’s largest advertising spenders has added its name to the campaign to convince marketers to ditch Facebook. Global consumer goods company Unilever announced on Friday that it will stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram, joining a growing movement to stop spending ad dollars on social media platforms. In a post on its website, Unilever referred to its…

  • Crime News10 arrested over spreading ‘fake news’ online

    10 arrested over spreading ‘fake news’ online

    10 more suspects have now been arrested for allegedly spreading fake news by officials from the Anti-Fake News Centre. Seksarn Artasarn, admin for a Facebook page, ‘Bunterm Saikeaw’ with over 200,000 followers, has been arrested on charges of spreading fake news along with a series of drug charges. The suspect was arrested in his home in Pathum Thani province, just…

  • Crime NewsMonarchy satire Facebook group under government scrutiny

    Monarchy satire Facebook group under government scrutiny

    Police are investigating a popular Facebook group that posts satirical commentary about the Thai royal family. One man was even detained and questioned about his posts on the satire group page, Thai media reports. There was also talk about a few other members questioned, but that has not been confirmed. The group dubbed “Royalist Marketplace” (in Thai) is run by Pavin…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today – Friday, May 29

    Thailand News Today – Friday, May 29

    Thailand Covid-19 figures 11 new cases of Covid-19 virus in Thailand, same as yesterday. Of the number, all were reported as imported cases coming from Kuwait. All were Thai nationals returning from overseas and have been placed into a mandatory 14 day state quarantine. For the 4th day in a row, Thailand has announced zero locally transmitted cases. Radio station…

  • Covid-19 News97 year old Phuket woman recovers from Covid-19

    97 year old Phuket woman recovers from Covid-19

    And now for the good news … A 97 year old “granny” from Bang Tao, Phuket, has been discharged from hospital, having recovered from the Covid-19 virus. The news was shared on social media by Nattapon Chueasaman who credited excellent medical care coupled with the elderly lady’s will to add some more digits to her great age. Bang Tao and…

  • Covid-19 NewsA viral post reveals a lack of social distancing onboard Nok Air flight

    A viral post reveals a lack of social distancing onboard Nok Air flight

    A Nok Air passenger from flight DD7809 flying from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Don Meuang Bangkok last Friday posted on her Facebook account with a picture expressing her concern about the lack of social distancing during boarding and then on the plane. “The airline notified passengers that it had to make a detour to Trang Airport to pick up additional…

  • Việt NamNghệ An: Bắt tạm giữ người đăng tin sai sự thật về Covid-19

    Nghệ An: Bắt tạm giữ người đăng tin sai sự thật về Covid-19

    Một người đàn ông ở Nghệ An bị tạm giữ hình sự vì nhiều lần đăng lên MXH Facebook thông tin sai sự thật: “Việt Nam đã có ca chết vì Covid-19”. Ngày 18/4, Nguyễn Hoài Nam (44 tuổi, trú TP Vinh) bị tạm giữ về hành vi Đưa hoặc sử dụng trái phép thông tin mạng máy tính, mạng viễn…

  • Việt NamThái Nguyên: Trả thù người yêu cũ, nam thanh niên tung tin giật gân về dịch Covid-19

    Thái Nguyên: Trả thù người yêu cũ, nam thanh niên tung tin giật gân về dịch Covid-19

    Để trả thù người yêu cũ sau khi chia tay, Hải đã chiếm quyền sử dụng tài khoản Facebook của cô gái và đăng tin bịa đặt về dịch Covid-19. Hôm qua, Cơ quan Cảnh sát điều tra (CSĐT) Công an huyện Phú Bình, tỉnh Thái Nguyên vừa ra quyết định khởi tố vụ án, khởi tố bị can đối…

  • Covid-19 NewsFacebook sues Bangkok man for ‘cloaking’ software

    Facebook sues Bangkok man for ‘cloaking’ software

    Facebook is suing a Bangkok resident for developing and marketing software that ‘cheats’ the social network’s advertising review process to enable users to post dangerous ads to other users. Facebook explained that Mr Basant Gajjar, an Indian-American software architect living in the Thai capital, developed a “cloaking” technique in software that hides the real content of advertisements, while showing the user…

  • Crime NewsFacebook page advocates violence against ‘shit tourists’ in Phuket

    Facebook page advocates violence against ‘shit tourists’ in Phuket

    Following up from yesterday’s report there has been no action taken to remove a Facebook page advocating violence against “shit tourists” stranded in Phuket. ‘Spotlight Thailand’, usually a ‘whistleblower’ for local corruption and fuelled by the admin’s political views, has nearly 600,000 followers. Now this week’s posts are going viral, spreading a disturbing message from local Phuket ‘vigilantes’, commenting about…

  • Crime NewsTrio arrested with 47 kilograms of marijuana they were selling on Facebook

    Trio arrested with 47 kilograms of marijuana they were selling on Facebook

    Pattaya police have arrested 3 people on Saturday who were caught with 47 kilograms of marijuana that they’d been selling around Chonburi and Bangkok 20 year old Nakarachai or Pon-noon, 21 year old Muay Subboonto and 20 year old Nawee Cherndecha were arrested after police received a tip-off. The enterprising trio had also been brazenly selling their ‘consumables’ through a Facebook…

  • Covid-19 NewsAnutin misspoke again, later apologises, again

    Anutin misspoke again, later apologises, again

    “We’re not happy with some health personnel who do not take good care of themselves. They should have set an example for others.” Thailand’s volatile Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday criticised medical personnel infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus , drawing furious responses on social media until he apologised, again. The deputy PM and Bhumjaithai Party leader originally told reporters…

  • Crime NewsMan seeks rifle, threatens shooting spree in Facebook post

    Man seeks rifle, threatens shooting spree in Facebook post

    A 22 year old man has reported to police [location undisclosed] and faces charges after a Facebook post saying he wanted to buy a rifle for a shooting spree at shopping mall. Natthapong Jalaebram, known on Facebook as Ring HR, was accompanied by relatives when he reported. Thai media report that Nattahpong posted: “Wanting to buy an AK or an…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai Health Minister apologises for his comments that ‘farang’ should be kicked out

    Thai Health Minister apologises for his comments that ‘farang’ should be kicked out

    UPDATE: The Thai Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has had a bad case of foot-in-mouth disease since this morning, after being panned in social media for his comments at a government PR gathering to promote the wearing of face-masks following the coronavirus outbreak in China. The minister has apologised for his earlier comments about ‘farang’ , when he said that they…

  • Crime NewsFacebook hackers steal 34 million baht in online scam

    Facebook hackers steal 34 million baht in online scam

    PHOTO: INN News “…never set your password with your phone number or personal information that is easy to hack.” Thais Wuttiwat Chuenmanoh and Chawan Kornraknugpai have now been arrested after many victims filed complaints that the pair had been stealing their identities. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society’s Puttaphong Punnagun, and Police Colonel Ek Siriwat from the Technology Crime Suppression…

  • World NewsMyanmar switches to international ‘unicode’ on October 1

    Myanmar switches to international ‘unicode’ on October 1

    PHOTO: Cordelia Persen/flickr “October 1 is “U-Day”, when Myanmar officially adopts the new system.” Accessing everything from Wikipedia to Google Maps in Myanmar is about to get a lot easier when the country finally adopts the universal code underpinning phone and online communication next week. Tech experts say the move to bring the country more in step with the rest of…

  • Chiang Mai NewsDental assistant turns ‘pro’ selling fake retainers and braces

    Dental assistant turns ‘pro’ selling fake retainers and braces

    PHOTO: WorkPoint News The Chiang Mai Provincial Public Health Office has arrested an unqualified or registered dental retainer seller that used to work as a dentist assistant. She has been selling the fake retainers to customers online via Facebook. Nattawut Prasertsiripong, from the Department of Health Service Support was contacted to take legal action against the woman making fake retainers…

  • Technology News‘Deepfake challenge’. Who is really speaking in that video?

    ‘Deepfake challenge’. Who is really speaking in that video?

    “…new tools are “urgently needed to detect these types of manipulated media.” Technology firms and academics are joining together to launch a “deepfake challenge” to improve tools to detect videos and other media manipulated by AI (Artifical Intelligence). The initiative includes US$10 million from Facebook and aims to curb what is seen as a major threat to the integrity of…

  • Phuket NewsKamala development is positive – a personal view

    Kamala development is positive – a personal view

    This week The Thaiger posted a few photos and prediction that the vacant corner, as you drive into Kamala from Patong, was going to another backwards step to the sleepy seaside town. The post provoked a lot of comment, including this one. The author’s identity has been hidden. What do you think about his response? https://www.facebook.com/thethaigerphuket/posts/1636282186509280?comment_id=1636333889837443&reply_comment_id=1638894932914672&notif_id=1565318229144276&notif_t=feed_comment “The funny thing about…

  • World News“The Great Hack” makes you think twice about how you use social media

    “The Great Hack” makes you think twice about how you use social media

    It’s a documentary about Cambridge Analytica. You know, that dodgy company you’d never heard of until The Guardian and New York Times did some real reporting and dug into the deep, deep hole we’ve dug for ourselves by leaping into social media without reading the fine print. It’s a Netflix production as the online streamer continues to become a mainstream…

  • HealthTwitter and Facebook work to block anti-vax misinformation

    Twitter and Facebook work to block anti-vax misinformation

    If you search for the word ‘vaccines’ in Twitter, the first thing you see from today is a post from the US Department of Health and Human Services pointing you to reliable health information instead of misinformation from the anti-vax adherents. Twitter says it now has a new tool in ‘search’ prompting users to head to vaccines.org, which is run…

  • Technology NewsFacebook bans political fanatics and conspiracy theorists

    Facebook bans political fanatics and conspiracy theorists

    Facebook is banning prominent US conspiracy theorists like the Infowars founder Alex Jones and the outspoken activist Louis Farrakhan in its crackdown on hate speech and fake content. Others blocked from Facebook and Instagram (owned by Facebook) were Milo Yiannopoulos, a high-profile right-wing provocateur; Paul Nehlen, a political candidate espousing white supremacist views; and conspiracy theorists Paul Joseph Watson and…

  • Technology NewsFacebook revamp. Less about business, more about people and relationships.

    Facebook revamp. Less about business, more about people and relationships.

    Facebook is aiming to foster real-world relationships and make the platform a more intimate place for groups of friends. Facebook’s shift comes response to criticism over failing to curb misinformation and manipulation of the platform used by 2.3 billion people, and missteps on its handling of private user data. The new strategy will emphasise private communications and small groups according to…

  • Hot NewsThe Great Worldwide Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp outage

    The Great Worldwide Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp outage

    OMG! Will we survive the great outage of April 14? Been turning your phone on and off? Resetting your wi-fi? Sweating that you can’t post your photo of the pad thai? It’s a worldwide Facebook outage and it’s affecting everywhere in the world. It’s also affecting the rest of the Facebook family of Apps. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are all…

  • World NewsFacebook won’t build data centres in countries with bad human rights records, except Singapore

    Facebook won’t build data centres in countries with bad human rights records, except Singapore

    Mark Zuckerberg promised in a lengthy blog post that the company wouldn’t build data centres in countries with poor human rights. But he chose to ignore Singapore’s track record in human rights, declaring the city-state home to Facebook’s first data center in Asia to “serve everyone.” “As we build our infrastructure around the world, we’ve chosen not to build data centres in…

  • Thailand NewsFacebook bars overseas electoral ads for the March 23 election

    Facebook bars overseas electoral ads for the March 23 election

    The Thai government and Election Commission are imposing their own bans and restrictions for political advertising leading up to next month’s poll. Now Thailand’s favorite social media platform says it is banning ads posted from overseas for the poll as well. Facebook says it will bar foreign-based election advertisements in Thailand as the country heads towards the March 24 election.…