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Man killed and eaten by enormous 16ft crocodile twice as long as his boat

Andrew Heard vanished while fishing near Hinchinbrook Island, on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, and his remains were later found inside two crocodiles

Daily Mirror

Crocodile that ate dog shot by rangers in Cape York, angering animal advocates

A saltwater crocodile that killed a dog last month near Weipa has been euthanased, sparking debate over whether it should have been relocated instead.

ABC News

DES Ministry, 16 banks fend off scams

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is joining forces with 16 banks to notify people about online scams and fake news on their banking apps in an effort to raise public awareness about online financial fraud, preventing more scamming victims.

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Missing Australian fisherman’s body found in crocodiles

The man had been fishing when a friend heard ‘splashing noises and he disappeared’

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Fisherman 'dragged to his death by crocodile' as horrified friends hear his screams

Frantic search efforts are underway after a fisherman was reportedly dragged away by a crocodile, with nearby campers hearing his horrified screams as he was pulled from the riverbank in Queensland, Australia

Daily Mirror

Gigantic, 13-foot crocodile found with its head torn off on Australian beach

The beheading, which may have been motivated by a recent spate of crocodile attacks on humans, could spell trouble for the local ecosystem.

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Protect our national data

Last week, a hacker who went by the name "9Near" did not release the data on 55 million Thais as he had threatened.

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Man attacked by crocodile while sleeping on beach as creature grabs him by foot

The man was sleeping on the sand when he was bitten on the foot and then travelled in the night to a hospital in Queensland, Australia, where he has since been discharged

Daily Mirror

Crocodile bites man sleeping on Queensland beach as wildlife officers investigate

A 65-year-old man is discharged from hospital after being bitten on the foot by a crocodile north of Port Douglas, with wildlife officers to attend the beach to confirm if a crocodile is in the area.

ABC News

Govt says police closing in on hacker

Police are closing in on the hacker who threatened to release data stolen in an alleged security breach affecting 55 million Thais, said Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn.

Bangkok Post

Agencies hunt for hacker

Authorities are hunting down a hacker who has threatened to release the personal data of 55 million Thais if the government agency allegedly involved in the leakage of information fails to meet a ransom demand by April 5.

Bangkok Post

Adani's Australian arm Bravus issued with Environment Protection Order over future underground works at Carmichael mine

Bravus must now do extra groundwater modelling after providing Queensland's environment department with new information indicating that future underground mining may draw down on water from the nearby Doongmabulla Springs.

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Government bid to raise country's digital competitiveness

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry wants digital-related businesses to contribute 30% of GDP and for Thailand to reach the top 30 of the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, both by 2027.

Bangkok Post

Steve Irwin's father, Bob Irwin, calls for change after croc that attacked man and dog shot

Bob Irwin says he's sick of seeing crocodiles culled after attacks he believes are caused by people taking unreasonable risks. He and other conservationists want to see an investigation into an incident in Queensland last week that left a man in hospital and a crocodile dead.

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Hackers use govt sites to push ads

Two-thirds of 500 cyberattacks on government websites last year were done by hackers who wanted to promote their online gambling services, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) revealed opn Friday

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Qld govt approves 55 gas wells near contaminated site

Queensland's environmental watchdog says there are "strict conditions" on its approval for Arrow Energy to drill 55 gas wells near a contaminated site.

Bangkok Post

Digital agency launches scheme to beef up gaming industry

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is gearing up to support local game development through a progamme aimed at improving skills and game production capability to compete on the global level.

Bangkok Post

DES launches digital purchase scheme

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has launched the Thailand Digital Catalog scheme as a mechanism to improve the quality of digital products and services developed by local startups and businesses so that they meet international standards.

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Life on Curtis Island alongside three liquefied natural gas plants

Curtis Island, in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, is a major habitat for vulnerable species. It is also home to three liquefied natural gas plants that export roughly five per cent of the world's LNG.

Bangkok Post

Small vendor scheme tacks on 25 provinces

An additional 25 provinces will be included in the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry's programme aimed at supporting small vendors to leverage digital tools to improve their business, says DES Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn.

ABC News

Government departments at odds over protecting Yabba State Forest near the Sunshine Coast from logging

Queensland's environment department wants much of Yabba State Forest protected — but the agriculture department has plans for selective logging there until at least next year.

Bangkok Post

Under-fire 'lotto chief' closes site, is charged

Panthawat Nakwisut, CEO of the Kong Salak Plus online lottery platform, turned himself in at the office of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Tuesday after being accused of money laundering and providing an online gambling service.

ABC News

Signals from missing grey nurse shark tags leave researchers baffled

Marine biologists are searching for two $5,000 satellite tags that have come off critically endangered grey nurse sharks that were being tracked off Australia's east coast.

Bangkok Post

Hacked by charging cable: A myth

Social media was abuzz after a man posted on his Facebook that 101,560 baht had disappeared from his bank account while he was charging his phone at a public charging station.

Bangkok Post

Phone users warned over malicious apps

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has urged iPhone Operating System (iOS) and Android phone users to look out for some 200 malicious applications and delete them from their devices if found.

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