Thailand
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 hard drive production should be back to normal within a few months, but prices aren't expected to drop until next year.
61-year old man gets a 20 year jail sentence for allegedly insulting the Thai King in SMS messages.
