Thailand
Report: HDD prices finally back to pre-flood levels
In 2011, massive flooding in Thailand caused hard drive manufacturers like WD, Toshiba and Samsung to halt production in the nation, causing a shortage in hard drive supply and an almost 30 percent jump in prices as demand continued its exponential..
Western Digital agrees hard drive prices won't drop until 2013
Western Digital hard drive production should be back to normal within a few months, but prices aren't expected to drop until next year.
Man gets 20 years for insulting text messages in Thailand
61-year old man gets a 20 year jail sentence for allegedly insulting the Thai King in SMS messages.