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Hong Kong student let off with warning over AI porn, fuels calls to ban sexually explicit deepfakes
Read more: Hong Kong student let off with warning over AI porn, fuels calls to ban sexually explicit deepfakesA law student at the University of Hong Kong allegedly used AI to turn photos of his friends, classmates and other acquaintances into sexually explicit content.
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South Korea set to order airlines to check Boeing jet fuel switches in wake of Air India crash report
Read more: South Korea set to order airlines to check Boeing jet fuel switches in wake of Air India crash reportA spokesperson for South Korea’s transport ministry said the checks were in line with a 2018 advisory from the US Federal Aviation Administration.
Thailand
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Chinese suspects arrested for B7bn investment scam
Read more: Chinese suspects arrested for B7bn investment scamThree Chinese nationals accused of orchestrating a massive investment fraud that cheated 10,000 victims out of 7 billion baht have been arrested in Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
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Hundreds of ‘ICE Out’ rallies planned across US
Read more: Hundreds of ‘ICE Out’ rallies planned across USMINNEAPOLIS – Civil liberties and migrant-rights groups called for nationwide rallies on Saturday to protest against the fatal shooting of an activist in Minnesota by a US immigration agent, as state authorities opened their own investigation of the killing.
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Phuket airport reopens after Navy plane mishap
Read more: Phuket airport reopens after Navy plane mishapPhuket International Airport reopened its main runway on Wednesday afternoon, three hours after a Royal Thai Navy aircraft experienced a landing gear malfunction and blocked the runway.
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Thai private hospitals back cheaper drug options
Read more: Thai private hospitals back cheaper drug optionsMore than 350 private hospitals in Thailand have signed on to a government initiative to offer patients the option of buying medicines from external sources, according to the Department of Internal Trade.
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Thaksin’s pardon request ‘doesn’t need to go to cabinet’
Read more: Thaksin’s pardon request ‘doesn’t need to go to cabinet’The Cabinet Secretariat confirmed on Tuesday that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s petition for a royal pardon did not require cabinet consideration.
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Hong Kong student let off with warning over AI porn, fuels calls to ban sexually explicit deepfakes
Read more: Hong Kong student let off with warning over AI porn, fuels calls to ban sexually explicit deepfakesA law student at the University of Hong Kong allegedly used AI to turn photos of his friends, classmates and other acquaintances into sexually explicit content.
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South Korea set to order airlines to check Boeing jet fuel switches in wake of Air India crash report
Read more: South Korea set to order airlines to check Boeing jet fuel switches in wake of Air India crash reportA spokesperson for South Korea’s transport ministry said the checks were in line with a 2018 advisory from the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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Former red shirts sentenced to jail over 2010 protests
Read more: Former red shirts sentenced to jail over 2010 protestsThe Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced 11 former red-shirt protesters to jail over their role in the 2010 anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok that culminated in an army crackdown that left scores of people dead.
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Pheu Thai leader promises 3 quality candidates for PM
Read more: Pheu Thai leader promises 3 quality candidates for PMPheu Thai will nominate three quality candidates for the prime ministership at the promised general election next year, party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday.
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Thai army presents discovery of 200 landmines to Asean observers
Read more: Thai army presents discovery of 200 landmines to Asean observersThe military during a recent visit by the Interim Observer Team (IOT) Thailand reported the discovery of over 200 landmines that had been planted along the border with Cambodia in Ubon Ratchathani province between June and September.