THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 25 May 2017

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Newly discovered vulnerability raises fears of another WannaCry

BY REUTERS

 

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A newly found flaw in widely used networking software leaves tens of thousands of computers potentially vulnerable to an attack similar to that caused by WannaCry, which infected more than 300,000 computers worldwide, cybersecurity researchers said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/newly-discovered-vulnerability-raises-fears-of-another-wannacry/21881/

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Google plans to start tracking your credit card purchases

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Google are about to start tracking credit card purchases, and not just online, when you physically go into the shop too!

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-plans-to-start-tracking-your-credit-card-purchases/21889/

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Experts Dismiss Deep South Link To Hospital Bomb

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

An EOD officer points to sign identifying the reception room attacked by bomb attack Monday at Phramongkutklao Hospital as Wongsuwan Room, named after the family of deputy junta chairman Prawit Wongsuwan.

 

BANGKOK — While police brass have yet to name who they think was behind Monday’s bomb attack that wounded dozens in a hospital waiting room, several analysts Thursday ruled out a group of possible perpetrators: the southern insurgents.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984871-experts-dismiss-deep-south-link-to-hospital-bomb/

 

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No More Nescafe: AirAsia introduces gourmet meals to please passenger palates

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo of popular Indonesian dish, nasi goreng with fried chicken, is posted to AirAsia’s Facebook page.

 

AirAsia, last year’s winner for the title of World’s Leading Low-Cost Airline, is upping their game when it comes to in-flight meals.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984873-no-more-nescafe-airasia-introduces-gourmet-meals-to-please-passenger-palates/

 

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Coconuts TV’s HIGHLAND series now on Netflix!

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

Coconuts TV’s documentary mini-series on the growing marijuana legalization movement in Thailand is now available to watch instantly on Netflix, the world’s leading internet television network.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984874-coconuts-tv’s-highland-series-now-on-netflix/

 

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10 impounded super cars were stolen cars from abroad

 

 

About 10 of the super cars out of over 100 impounded by the Department of Special Investigation Department last week for suspected tax evasions were reported stolen from abroad and sold to buyers in Thailand by transnational carjacking gangs.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984876-10-impounded-super-cars-were-stolen-cars-from-abroad/

 

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Rickshaw Runners: Three Japanese guys traveling world by rickshaw stop in Thailand 

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

A trio of Japanese men, all former professional rickshaw pullers in Tokyo, are taking their old-fashioned carriage around the planet in a bid to see the world by foot and pedal.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984877-rickshaw-runners-three-japanese-guys-traveling-world-by-rickshaw-stop-in-thailand/

 

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Time to ditch the Fitbit? Here’s why wearing a fitness tracker might be a waste of time

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Fitness trackers such as Fitbit are great when it comes to measuring your heart rate but it appears that they are no so accurate when it comes to counting calories burned.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/time-to-ditch-the-fitbit-heres-why-wearing-a-fitness-tracker-might-be-a-waste-of-time/21891/

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Biometric proof to be required in deep South to get SIM card

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON
THE NATION

 

 

In a move to step up national security, mobile phone users in the deep South will be required to register their SIM cards using biometric data starting on June 1.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984888-biometric-proof-to-be-required-in-deep-south-to-get-sim-card/

 

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Dead body found washed up on Pattaya Beach

By Online Admin

 

 

At around 6:30am on May 25th, Pattaya police and emergency services after a dead body had been spotted washed up on Pattaya Beach, right opposite Soi 10.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984889-dead-body-found-washed-up-on-pattaya-beach/

 

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Terror attacks in Midanao, Bangkok and Jakarta are linked: Malaysia DPM

 

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Thursday that the recent terror attacks in Mindanao, Bangkok and Jakarta are linked to the killing of Malaysian Islamic State terrorist Muhammad Wanndy Jedi, New Straits Times Online reported on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984890-terror-attacks-in-midanao-bangkok-and-jakarta-are-linked-malaysia-dpm/

 

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Motorcycle taxi driver saves the day after Pattaya citizen's arrest

 

 

A motorcycle taxi driver made a citizen's arrest outside Central Beach in Pattaya on Tuesday after two men stole a British tourist's phone.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984891-motorcycle-taxi-driver-saves-the-day-after-pattaya-citizens-arrest/

 

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Free forensic services offered for one month

By Piyanuch Thamnukasetchai
The Nation

 

 

Free forensic services will be provided for the month of June, particularly for people with low income, by the Justice Ministry’s Central Institute of Forensic Science.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984892-free-forensic-services-offered-for-one-month/

 

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Taskforce targeting illegal wildlife trade online opens Facebook page

By The Nation

 

 

A new taskforce intended to tackle illegal wildlife smuggling and trade online has opened a Facebook page to invite the public to share information with the taskforce and post updates about its suppression of the trade.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984893-taskforce-targeting-illegal-wildlife-trade-online-opens-facebook-page/

 

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Computer crimes law comes into effect

By The Nation

 

The highly controversial computer crimes law came into effect on Wednesday after it was published in the Royal Gazette in January.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984894-computer-crimes-law-comes-into-effect/

 

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