Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT)

Consumer rights activists raise alarm on MICT’s digital economy bills

28 Apr 2015
A civil society organisation for consumers has urged the Thai authorities not to pass the digital economy bills, which will give the state unprecedented control over communications and the internet, before public revision.

Supreme Court accepts Prachatai lawsuit against ICT Ministry

20 Feb 2015
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the decision of the Appeal Court to accept Prachatai’s lawsuit against the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) for unfairly blocking the news website for almost nine months in the wake of the 2010 political violence.    The Supreme Court’s decision allows a civil case between Prachatai as plaintiff and MICT and the Finance Ministry as defendants to go to trial.   Five years ago, when the anti-establishment red-shirt supporters staged mass demonstrations in March-May 2010, th

Thai authorities to force free Wi-Fi users to register for national security

19 Feb 2015
In a bid to control communication in Thailand, the Thai junta has approved a plan to force all free Wi-Fi and prepaid phone users to register, claiming national security. Takorn Tantasith, the Secretary General of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), revealed on Wednesday that the junta’s cabinet has approved an NBCT proposal to make the registration of pre-paid phone users and free Wi-Fi users the nation’s top priority.   

Thai authorities test software to intercept https

23 Jan 2015
Thailand’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) is developing and testing software to intercept internet communications which uses a secure protocol in order to better intercept and block lèse majesté content, according to a leaked document.  

Cyber security bill threatens media freedom in Thailand

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Committee to Protect Journalists
22 Jan 2015
Bangkok, January 20, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Thailand's military-appointed legislature to scrap proposed legislation that would allow for mass surveillance of online activities and platforms. The Cyber Security Bill was approved this month by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's Cabinet and is pending in the National Legislative Assembly.

Thai junta gives green light to bill on mass surveillance

8 Jan 2015
The Thai junta has approved a proposed bill which will allow the authorities to conduct mass surveillance on every means of communication in the name of “national security”.

Thai authorities say no surveillance of Line messages

24 Dec 2014
The Thai authorities have denied reports that they are intercepting a popular smartphone chat application to hunt down lèse majesté suspects.

Thai authorities say they conduct mass surveillance on popular Line chat app

23 Dec 2014
The Thai authorities revealed that they can access all communications made by 33 million Thai users of the popular chat application, saying it specifically focuses on lèse majesté messages.  

Thai authority boasts blocking 1,200 alleged lèse majesté websites

17 Dec 2014
The Minister of Information and Communication Technology boasted that the Ministry has blocked around 1,200 alleged lèse majesté websites since the coup took place on 22 May, after the latest pressure from the junta.

Junta leader presses ICT Ministry to be harsher on lèse majesté websites

16 Dec 2014
The Thai junta leader has ordered the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) to deploy harsher measures on lèse majesté websites.   According Daily News, Prayut Chan-o-cha, head of the Thai junta, urged the MICT during a high level meeting at the Government House on Monday morning to closely monitor lèse majesté websites and other websites that might affect public morale.  

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