Thailand boosts security in south

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Thailand Tightens Security After Attacks
in South

Thailand Tightens Security After Attacks
in South 01/05/2004 04:50 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 5 2004 3:33AM ET

Thailand Lets Teachers Carry Guns in
Restive South (Reuters)

Thailand Lets Teachers Carry Guns in
Restive South (Reuters) 04/27/2004 08:47 AM
Reuters - Thailand gave teachers in its troubled Muslim south permission Tuesday to carry guns in classrooms to help allay safety fears sparked by a four-month spate of attacks on schools and public buildings.

THAILAND: Surapong: Thailand playing
catch-up on e-government

THAILAND: Surapong: Thailand playing
catch-up on e-government 06/08/2004 06:13 AM
Asia Media Jun 8 2004 10:04AM GMT

UN boosts security after threat

UN boosts security after threat 05/07/2004 05:40 PM
Secretary General Kofi Annan says he is taking seriously threats made against him by Osama Bin Laden.

New Windows OS Boosts Security

New Windows OS Boosts Security 09/11/2004 01:11 PM
Wired News Sep 11 2004 4:53PM GMT

France boosts security for D-Day

France boosts security for D-Day 06/01/2004 12:20 PM
France raises security to the second-highest level ahead of the D-Day landing commemorations.

SQL Server getting security boosts

SQL Server getting security boosts 05/25/2004 08:42 AM
Microsoft at its Tech Ed conference in San Diego on Tuesday will tout plans to add data encryption to its SQL Server database and seek federal government security certification for the platform as well.

MS support pledge boosts security

MS support pledge boosts security 06/01/2004 01:54 PM
Microsoft's guarantee that its business products will have a 10-year lifecycle will boost the company's Trustworthy Computing security initiative, according to industry analysts. Users who do not upgrade when product support ends are left with vulnerable PCs, with no means of patching, said Graham Titterington, principal analyst at Ovum. "Any insecure computer on a network is a risk to the whole network," he said. In the past, Microsoft was committed to supporting a product for five years from the day it shipped. Users could then buy extended support to provide security fixes for a further two years.

Ridge Says RFID Boosts Security

Ridge Says RFID Boosts Security 04/12/2005 05:25 AM
The former head of the Department of Homeland Security says RFID will help make the United States safer, but critics aren't so sure. Mark Baard reports from Chicago.

Satellite boosts Olympic security

Satellite boosts Olympic security 08/11/2004 02:37 AM
An enhanced satellite location system aims to help Olympic security guards react more quickly to emergencies.

Juniper boosts end-point security

Juniper boosts end-point security 08/30/2004 12:09 PM
CNET News.com Aug 30 2004 4:23PM GMT

United Nations HQ boosts security

United Nations HQ boosts security 05/06/2004 11:15 PM
New security precautions to be installed at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Red Hat Boosts Security In Enterprise
Server

Red Hat Boosts Security In Enterprise
Server 09/08/2004 08:37 AM

SELinux Boosts Server Security

SELinux Boosts Server Security 05/04/2004 01:00 AM

New Version of Windows Boosts Security
(AP)

New Version of Windows Boosts Security
(AP) 09/10/2004 04:44 PM
AP - For years, programmers at Microsoft Corp. and elsewhere have worked to make it easier for devices like cell phones and personal digital assistants to work instantly and easily with computers.

New Version of Windows Boosts Security

New Version of Windows Boosts Security 09/10/2004 11:54 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Sep 11 2004 3:50AM GMT

AMD Boosts Wireless Security with New
Memory Chip

AMD Boosts Wireless Security with New
Memory Chip 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
In an effort to step up wireless security in mobile devices, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices has released new flash memory technology designed to frustrate signal thieves and prevent fraudulent call billing. The 64-megabit page-mode flash memory device can be used in mobile phones, set-top boxes and PDAs.

Attack Plot Boosts Security in Honduras
(AP)

Attack Plot Boosts Security in Honduras
(AP) 08/22/2004 03:44 PM
AP - Honduras has stepped up security at foreign embassies here after the government received information that al-Qaida was trying to recruit Hondurans to attack the embassies of the United States, Britain, Spain and El Salvador, the Honduran security minister said Sunday.

Terror Threat Boosts U.S. Airport
Security (AP)

Terror Threat Boosts U.S. Airport
Security (AP) 05/28/2004 09:29 AM
AP - The federal official in charge of the nation's airports said Friday security has been "stepped up a notch" in the face of renewed terror warnings this holiday weekend and said authorities are asking the public to be vigilant.

U.S. boosts security amid election fears

U.S. boosts security amid election fears 07/08/2004 10:19 AM

Compuware boosts Web services security
in modeling tool

Compuware boosts Web services security
in modeling tool 02/10/2004 02:51 AM
It supports WS-Security, a specification expected to be finalized by OASIS by mid-March.

Russia Boosts Security After Twin Air
Crashes (Reuters)

Russia Boosts Security After Twin Air
Crashes (Reuters) 08/28/2004 05:55 AM
Reuters - Russia toughened security measures Saturday and vowed to prevent any recurrence of twin air crashes in which investigators were pursuing leads linked to terrorism ahead of elections in volatile Chechnya.

Strikeforce's ProtectID Technology
Boosts Identity Security with Phone Call

Strikeforce's ProtectID Technology
Boosts Identity Security with Phone Call 08/05/2004 07:54 PM
StrikeForce Technologies adds another layer to security with a identity verification technique that can use a phone instead of a special hardware token.

Information Security South Africa
(ISSA2004)

Information Security South Africa
(ISSA2004) 11/18/2003 05:36 PM
NetLib Nov 18 2003 3:38PM ET

Extended Systems Boosts High-End
Performance, Maximizes IT Security and
Adds Mobile Web Services

Extended Systems Boosts High-End
Performance, Maximizes IT Security and
Adds Mobile Web Services 08/16/2004 02:01 PM
SymbianOne Aug 16 2004 4:25PM GMT

I'm a little puzzled, ANDY S.; I'd think
you'd be happy that liberals are getting
the spotlight at the GOP
infomercial-protest magnet-security
headache in Manhattan. (After all,
aren't they SOUTH PARK REPUBLICANS? Been
a while since we've heard you say

I'm a little puzzled, ANDY S.; I'd think
you'd be happy that liberals are getting
the spotlight at the GOP
infomercial-protest magnet-security
headache in Manhattan. (After all,
aren't they SOUTH PARK REPUBLICANS? Been
a while since we've heard you say 07/08/2004 12:04 PM

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SafeGuard® Easy 4.0 Data Encryption
Software Boosts Security for Mobile
Computing - Provides Protected
Hibernation, Adds Encryption for
Removable Media, Support for Wake-On-LAN

SafeGuard® Easy 4.0 Data Encryption
Software Boosts Security for Mobile
Computing - Provides Protected
Hibernation, Adds Encryption for
Removable Media, Support for Wake-On-LAN 08/30/2004 02:34 AM
SafeGuard Utimaco U.S.A. has announced the availability of SafeGuard® Easy 4.0, the newest version of its full hard disk encryption software for personal computing. The new release adds powerful features delivering new data security functionality for mobile computing users. [PRWEB Aug 30, 2004]

South Africa ICT & Telecom Tactical
Investment Forum in New York City Brings
US Companies to South Africa

South Africa ICT & Telecom Tactical
Investment Forum in New York City Brings
US Companies to South Africa 03/14/2005 05:26 PM
Azania Holdings International Inc. and the New York Software Industry Association produced the first International South Africa ICT & Telecom Tactical Investment Forum in New York City promoting business and investment opportunities in South Africa’s newly deregulated telecom industry. [PRWEB Mar 3, 2005]

"Once upon a time, the most successful
Democratic leader of them all, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, looked south and said,
"I see one-third of a nation ill-housed,
ill-clad, ill-nourished." Today our
national Democratic leaders look south
and say, "I see..."

"Once upon a time, the most successful
Democratic leader of them all, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, looked south and said,
"I see one-third of a nation ill-housed,
ill-clad, ill-nourished." Today our
national Democratic leaders look south
and say, "I see..." 11/03/2003 09:33 PM

MS to Thailand: Please don't go

MS to Thailand: Please don't go 02/10/2004 02:49 AM

Good article on CNET on how Microsoft is under pressure in the Asian market.

Microsoft has always maintained a 'one-price' policy, meaning Windows costs the same no matter where you go, regardless of local currency or economic conditions. This makes Microsoft products very expensive in some nations. Now, with more governments turning to open-source, Microsoft is striking a deal with the Thai government, and looking to do the same with others:

The "entry-level" version of Windows was created to allow Microsoft to participate in the Thailand ICT Ministry's program without adjusting its policy of charging the same price for Windows and Office no matter where in the world they are sold, Microsoft said Monday. The software was provided at a cost of 1,500 baht, or about $40, compared with the usual price of several hundred dollars.

So basically they're creating a crippled version of Office and Windows in order to stay competitive, so these governments are paying less, but also getting less. One wonders how long this strategy will work for them. Microsoft claims that Linux isn't a competitor, but with the number of user-friendly Linux distributions on the rise, free will become an increasingly tough price to beat, especially in countries where XP and Office will set you back the local equivalent of $3,000.

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US fugitive nabbed in Thailand

US fugitive nabbed in Thailand 04/02/2005 04:12 PM
Techzonez Apr 2 2005 7:42PM GMT

Thailand resorts hit by floods

Thailand resorts hit by floods 12/26/2004 08:32 AM
At least 100 people died in Thailand after a tidal wave triggered by an earthquake hit the country's western coast.

Thailand and Australia eye trade

Thailand and Australia eye trade 07/04/2004 11:25 PM
The Thai PM travels to Canberra to sign a trade agreement which could generate billions of dollars.

US fugitive nabbed in Thailand (AFP)

US fugitive nabbed in Thailand (AFP) 04/02/2005 01:30 PM
AFP - An American fugitive wanted by the FBI for scamming internet investors out of millions of dollars has been captured at a coastal resort in Thailand, police said.

New bird flu cases hit Thailand

New bird flu cases hit Thailand 02/16/2004 10:40 AM
Bird flu reappears in eight Thai provinces, as a zoo leopard is confirmed to have died from the virus.

Thailand to get slimmed-down Windows

Thailand to get slimmed-down Windows 06/24/2004 11:37 AM
CNET Jun 24 2004 3:42PM GMT

70 Said Killed in Thailand Gunbattles
(AP)

70 Said Killed in Thailand Gunbattles
(AP) 04/27/2004 09:33 PM
AP - Suspected Islamic militants clashed with police in Thailand Wednesday, leaving at least 70 people dead in the heaviest fighting yet in the troubled Muslim-dominated south, officials said.

Transgender in Thailand, online.

Transgender in Thailand, online. 04/19/2004 09:45 AM
Following up on last week's post on the subject, BoingBoing reader Rachel writes:

The Thai word translated as "transvestite" or "shemale" is khatoey, also spelled katoey, kathoey and several other ways. The word doesn't really have the negative ring of those two English words. And, trust me, those English words do have a negative ring. Call any TS woman in the US a "shemale" and she'll be deeply insulted 98% of the time. Very few crossdressers in the US like the term "transvestite". If you're looking for an English word to describe these women, "transsexual" is probably closest; "pre-op transsexual" or "non-op transsexual" is possibly more accurate, though contentious.

Probably the best site around to actually get to know the khatoey is Andrew Matzner's Transgender in Thailand site . I also recommend looking at my site for a more general view of transgender life in Asia. You might also read my journal about getting SRS in Thailand.

I think that the site you linked to -- Alcazar's -- is primarily a club in Pattaya. The contest is quite glamorous and highly-esteemed, but that is because Alcazar's itself is the most famous kathoey cabaret in Thailand. I think that the contest is primarily a promotion for the club; it isn't so much about Hollywood dreams as it is about helping secure Alcazar's place in the drag universe. Finally, a plea: I hope that you are interested in the khatoey women as people, not as sex objects; your entry on BoingBoing seems to indicate that you are curious about their roles in society and how society views them, not in prodding them with a virtual stick as so many others have. If you are in fact approaching them with respect, then you have my heartfelt thanks.

Link. Photo: Thai kickboxer-turned-beauty-queen Nong Tum, whose life story is now a movie. Link.

South by South West

South by South West 12/13/2003 11:36 AM

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