Thailand Rises 2 Spots In World Press Freedom Rankings

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK — Thailand this year rose two spots from last year on the press freedom index, according to a Wednesday report.

 

Improving on their previous mark of 142, Thailand ranked 140th place out of 180 countries, according to the Reporters without Borders’ 2018 World Press Freedom Index, or RSF, published on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2018/04/25/thailand-rises-2-spots-in-world-press-freedom-rankings/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-4-25

Thailand Rises 2 Spots In World Press Freedom Rankings
By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter
 

 
BANGKOK — Thailand this year rose two spots from last year on the press freedom index, according to a Wednesday

How ?

How ?

Think about it. We are all posting unchecked on a forum owned by the nation newspaper.
Not only is it unchecked but its spewing anti junta attacks.

Although their Facebook ranking may drop lol

Quote

I don’t know how to measure [the press freedom]” Sansern said by phone.

 

You could arrest some journalists and ask them to explain how.

Think about it. We are all posting unchecked on a forum owned by the nation newspaper.
Not only is it unchecked but its spewing anti junta attacks.

Its not unchecked on here ..anyway I'm not thinking about it much at all...just makes my head hurt, much better to just have another beer.

Something wrong with the report or the world is moving backwards.

Try asking Andy Hall his opinion

Its not unchecked on here ..anyway I'm not thinking about it much at all...just makes my head hurt, much better to just have another beer.

Your joking right? The attacks on prayuth are Non stop!

No freedom of speech my ass. The only people that should be concerned are Facebook fanatics deeply distressed at not being able to trash the junta

Well I guess that covers 0000000.1% of the population

Life goes on [emoji16]

33 minutes ago, Darcula said:

 

You could arrest some journalists and ask them to explain how.

You could arrest invite some journalists to stay at a military base for a week and ask them to explain how.

I can only assume a couple of countries must have got worse as I have seen no improvement.

140th out of 180 is still seriously shameful.

I will not be surprised at all to hear a claim forthcoming from our tuneful leader and his merry band, explaining how yet another organisation made mistakes, used out dated information etc and how things are really rosy. I mean it is true. You CAN say whatever you like. As long as you do not mind a lengthy stay in prison of course.

And as Andy Hall has shown, it doesn't have to be a pack of lies either.

Edited April 25, 20188 yr by ThreeEyedRaven

54 minutes ago, InMyShadow said:

Think about it. We are all posting unchecked on a forum owned by the nation newspaper.
Not only is it unchecked but its spewing anti junta attacks.

Are you trying to tell me that I am crap at my job? (Lol!)

You are not posting unchecked. The Mod team take down lots of rude, miserable, libelous, off topic and troll posts every day.

I agree there are things I would like to say on here, that I cant. Mostly because I don't enjoy deleting my own posts!

Thailand has a very sad ranking of 140 from 180 for a reason. It doesn't allow true free speech. I am hoping that things will improve.

Then all I will have to worry about are the posters with no manners, rather than those who mention things that can not currently be mentioned.

God forbid, those posters learn to use the forum properly also. I will be out of a job!

1 hour ago, johng said:

 

 

How ?

 

 

Who knows but rising a mere two points from 142 to 140 is hardly worth mentioning when you consider that before the junto took over it was at 129

 

http://time.com/5094572/thailand-prayuth-chan-ocha-press-freedom/

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand Rises 2 Spots In World Press Freedom Rankings

The Thai press is free to publish anything they like so long as it complimentary and not specifically critical of it's controlling generals. The people of Thailand and the press can like it or lump it or suffer the consequences should there be any disagreement. The powers in charge have clearly made that known.

Freedom of the press in Thailand has it's limitations.

Thailand did not actually improve. It's just that other countries above it deteriorated more than Thailand and so sank below Thailand.

1 hour ago, darksidedog said:

Are you trying to tell me that I am crap at my job? (Lol!)

You are not posting unchecked. The Mod team take down lots of rude, miserable, libelous, off topic and troll posts every day.

I agree there are things I would like to say on here, that I cant. Mostly because I don't enjoy deleting my own posts!

Thailand has a very sad ranking of 140 from 180 for a reason. It doesn't allow true free speech. I am hoping that things will improve.

Then all I will have to worry about are the posters with no manners, rather than those who mention things that can not currently be mentioned.

God forbid, those posters learn to use the forum properly also. I will be out of a job!

Nah I meant unchecked in junta criticism not unchecked everything. At least it appears its open season on Prayut

 

 

Off-topic post reported and removed.  

 

2 hours ago, shady86 said:

Something wrong with the report or the world is moving backwards.

 

So, what two countries disappeared during the course of the past year? 

 

Because that's the only way Thailand could have moved up two spots on the ranking.

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/04/03/soldiers-force-news-director-to-resign-source/

 

 

Just now, InMyShadow said:

Your joking right? The attacks on prayuth are Non stop!

No freedom of speech my ass. The only people that should be concerned are Facebook fanatics deeply distressed at not being able to trash the junta

Well I guess that covers 0000000.1% of the population

Life goes on

A Thai friend of mine took the view that he authorities didn't have anyone competent enough in English to understand what's being posted on TV. He said the same about the BP. Somehow I doubt this is true though as you don't need to have superb English reading abilities to grasp the general sentiment of what's being said. I've noticed the BP is more lenient in what you can say and what you can't compared with TV. Posters in there get away with a lot more, whether it's anti-junta sentiment or pro-junta sentiment.  Personal attacks are not unusual.

^^^ I think your Thai friend is almost right, but it's not that the gov. haven't got anyone competent enough in English, more that the Thai population as a whole are unable to read it so it's not important to them...

It's not a bizarre notion to me that Thailand would be ranked slightly higher than religious dictatorship Malaysia and nanny state Singapore.

10 hours ago, stephen tracy said:

A Thai friend of mine took the view that he authorities didn't have anyone competent enough in English to understand what's being posted on TV. He said the same about the BP. Somehow I doubt this is true though as you don't need to have superb English reading abilities to grasp the general sentiment of what's being said. I've noticed the BP is more lenient in what you can say and what you can't compared with TV. Posters in there get away with a lot more, whether it's anti-junta sentiment or pro-junta sentiment.  Personal attacks are not unusual.

I must be missing the obvious here, what exactly is BP? British Press, or perhaps some other forum?

 

3 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I must be missing the obvious here, what exactly is BP? British Press, or perhaps some other forum?

 

Bangkok Post.

13 hours ago, Norbert Halfwit said:

Thailand did not actually improve. It's just that other countries above it deteriorated more than Thailand and so sank below Thailand.

"Thailand’s neighboring countries such as Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines and Cambodia have fallen further in the ranking compared to last year."

Looking at https://rsf.org/en/ranking/2018 https://rsf.org/en/ranking/2017 https://rsf.org/en/ranking/2016

Thailand from 2016 to 2017 lost 6 points in the rankings (136 to 142) so its "improvement" in 2017 by only 2 points to 140 is hardly better.

Between 2017 and 2018:

• The Philippines lost 6 points from 127 to 133
• Cambodia lost 10 points from 132 to 142
• Myanmar lost 6 points from 131 to 137

So the significant deterioration in those three countries would artificially improve Thailand's ranking. Note that Malaysia lost only 1 point from 144 to 145 so it had an insignificant effect on Thailand's ranking change.

aaaaand the US went down 2 places to # 47

I have been noticing that the editorials in both the Nation and the Bangkok Post seem to be increasingly more critical of the goons at the top. It is refreshing. It is necessary. It is overdue. It is truth. 

Losing face to North Korea grabbing the number one spot again is not acceptable a crack down is required.  

Now that thaksin has gone the press has improved.

He didnt restrict the media he just bought all the media companies and wnsured they printed nice things.

Besides given 99% on here cam barely speak thai never mind read it why is so many are commenting as if they are experts on what is being commented on?

Lmao.... and the US fell two places thank you mr trump, as animosity towards reporters is identified as one of the biggest threats to democracy.

 

..... fake news, right.... 5555

...aaaaaaand drops 5 after the Andy Hall- incident!