Adam Bemma

  • Weaponising the Internet in Thailand

    BANGKOK – Thailand’s ruling regime, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), looks ready to set aside its whistle and zebra stripes amid chatter that the country is about to take tentative steps towards limited democracy, with an election looming as early as next February. Former Royal Thai Army General and Thailand’s current Prime…

    Adam Bemma

  • Thailand: No Internet Freedom with new Computer Crime Act

    BANGKOK, Thailand – The sound of cicadas spread as the sun sets in the northeastern city of Khon Kaen. Payu Boonsophon, 23, stares down at his smart phone. He hesitates before beginning to type a message on Facebook. He knows his online activity is being monitored by Thai authorities. “We will meet outside of the…

    Adam Bemma

  • Thailand’s Computer Crimes – CBC The World this Weekend

    BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai netizens are outraged as amendments to the Computer Crime Act came into effect in 2017. It’s meant to take Thailand’s draconian sedition and royal defamation laws online. The current regime has made it a far-reaching act since its inception 10 years ago — targeting its critics online anywhere in the world.…

    Adam Bemma
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