Bangkok (VNA) - Thailand's digital minister has threatened legal action against Facebook for not complying with the government’s requests to restrict illegal content. The latest warning came after the social network’s auto-translation tool mistranslated a message in a Thai broadcaster's post live-streaming King Maha Vajiralongkorn's birthday ceremony last week. Facebook has apologised and temporarily disabled its English-to-Thai auto-translation. Puttipong Punnakanta, Thailand's Minister of Digital Economy and Society, said Facebook was not responding fast enough to the Thai government's requests to restrict content. He also vowed stronger action against the company but did not elaborate. Thailand’s law prohibits insults against the monarchy. In recent years, authorities have filed court orders along with requests to social media platforms to restrict or remove perceived royal insults and other illegal content, including national security threats and copyright … [Read more...] about Thailand threatens legal action against Facebook over restriction requests
Three killed as trailer truck crushes car stopping at red light in Hanoi
Officers investigate a crash site involving a car and trailer truck in Hanoi, August 4, 2020. Photo: Do Quang / Tuoi Tre The truck ran up and over the vehicle, crushing it and killing three of the people inside while severely injuring the other. … [Read more...] about Three killed as trailer truck crushes car stopping at red light in Hanoi
300 Vietnamese citizens fly home from Canada, S. Korea
Following their arrival, 160 passengers were brought to a quarantine center in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long, while the others were transported to a facility in Soc Trang Province, also in the delta. … [Read more...] about 300 Vietnamese citizens fly home from Canada, S. Korea
Vietnam to press on with national high school exam despite COVID-19
None of the country’s test takers are COVID-19 patients (F0 cases), while several are individuals who have had contact with COVID-19 patients (F1 and F2) and are mainly in the central city of Da Nang, Vietnam’s outbreak epicenter at the moment. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to press on with national high school exam despite COVID-19
Over 150 gamblers arrested in large-scale ring near Cambodia
Officers seized over VND500 million (US$18,200), which included cash confiscated from the scene of the crime, the gamblers, and the house of the alleged mastermind, as well as 15 roosters used in cockfights, six dice, a 52-card deck, five cars, and 71 scooters, among other items. … [Read more...] about Over 150 gamblers arrested in large-scale ring near Cambodia
