Government to pass new information decree this week, critics calls decree ‘problematic’

[ThailandRyan]

41 minutes ago, BE88 said:

Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson for the Thai government's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration, said at a press conference in Bangkok in February: "It doesn't matter if the vaccine comes sooner or later because it has no impact on the Thai people. As we have seen, we use face masks, cloth or surgical, to protect personal safety and hygiene. "

 

This has never happened with the new law. 

Oh how wrong was he then.....just now having to wipe the egg of his face and that of the ones in power.

 

[mtls2005]

May/can/will be used to shutter Twitter/FB/YT, et al.?

 

Or at least as a cudgel to force them into more acceptable behavior: identify users, turn over records, ban/close accounts.

 

 

[DirtyHarry55]

They already have the "Fake News Law"

This new Law goes one step further and deems any information which COULD "create fear amongst the public" as illegal.
Even if it's true????
Also the government won't pass the new law Prayut will by Emergency Decree!!

[johng]

8 minutes ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

This new Law goes one step further and deems any information which COULD "create fear amongst the public" as illegal.

Almost like a "thoughtcrime"    even the "democratic soldier" himself urged Thais to read George Orwell.

Edited July 13, 2021 by johng

[ThailandRyan]

8 minutes ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

They already have the "Fake News Law"

This new Law goes one step further and deems any information which COULD "create fear amongst the public" as illegal.
Even if it's true????
Also the government won't pass the new law Prayut will by Emergency Decree!!

I created fear when I looked into the mirror this morning and found out I needed to shave and my blades needed to be replaced, now I will not be such a hansum man.....Fear and loathing is something this country has a lot of.  The government fears they are being loathed so it must be fake news as Prayut has returned Happiness to the people as promised....

[simon43]

1 hour ago, head bender said:

another mussel on free speech!

 

Pesky mussels...

 

[tingtong]

Oddly, often enough, what information cause the public to panic is learning the actual truth!!

[mtls2005]

1 hour ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

They already have the "Fake News Law"

 

No shortage of laws here.

 

Paraphrasing, "Show me the man and I'll show you the twelve laws".

 

And it is always amazing when they grant themselves additional power via new laws, when they already have more than enough.

 

Could be they just lose track of all the laws? Or they are so insecure that they fear anything and everything, so need extra powers.

 

I mean they already have an emergency decree which pretty much allows them carte blanche in dealing with criticism.

 

I guess they feel less dictator-y in the eyes of the world if they have a new specific law they can point to, rather than using one of the vague, umbrella-like 11x laws.

[rott]

Can they actually quote this "misinformation about policies which have caused panic". 

 

[Kevin Taylor]

4 hours ago, BE88 said:

Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson for the Thai government's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration, said at a press conference in Bangkok in February: "It doesn't matter if the vaccine comes sooner or later because it has no impact on the Thai people. As we have seen, we use face masks, cloth or surgical, to protect personal safety and hygiene. "

 

This has never happened with the new law. 

That's pretty funny, hopefully he is lying to save face. So much worse if he actually believes this.

[RichardColeman]

5 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

They are hated by the majority now and they won't go quietly or without a fight.

 

Expect a new 51% pre-appointed senator program soon

[LennyW]

So will there be a U turn on this announcement in the next day or two, or was it an error in translation?????

[garzhe]

Most of the misinformation I've seen is from government agencies.

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The government has said that misinformation about its policies have caused undue panic and unwarranted criticism, something it wants to cut down on.

Out come the big sticks... s**t has hit the fan, people are speaking out and the master will not tolerate criticism.

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

how long before they come for all of us?

Dust off your tin hat, not long.

[trainman34014]

7 hours ago, Thailand said:

Further restrictions on the press and the limited freedom of speech does not bode well.   These guys are fighting to stay in power and they really don't appear to care how they do it.  How far will they go is the next question?

They will go as far as the Evil Midget in Burma !

[ThailandRyan]

6 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Dust off your tin hat, not long.

removed the braces, headgear and wires, so I should be good to goooooooooo

[mickyr55]

It's a pity that the government itself isn't subject to this law as they seem to be the biggest perpetrators of misinformation. 

[hotchilli]

18 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

removed the braces, headgear and wires, so I should be good to goooooooooo

Don't pull the pin-out... just yet.

[connda]

7 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

how long before they come for all of us?

Right after the communists, socialists, trade unionists, and Future Forward members.

[connda]

30 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Dust off your tin hat, not long.

I need to keep my tinfoil hat on.  The UFOs have been beaming me critical information regarding Thailand's future which I simply pass along on the forum in order to save the country. 

[connda]

2 hours ago, Kevin Taylor said:

That's pretty funny, hopefully he is lying to save face. So much worse if he actually believes this.

A 'doctor' of what? 

"It doesn't matter if the vaccine comes sooner or later because it has no impact on the Thai people. As we have seen, we use face masks, cloth or surgical, to protect personal safety and hygiene."

So 'doc!'  How's that working out for Thailand now?  Would you like to reel that statement back in?  Or double down?
The latter no doubt.

[hotchilli]

5 minutes ago, connda said:

I need to keep my tinfoil hat on.  The UFOs have been beaming me critical information regarding Thailand's future which I simply pass along on the forum in order to save the country. 

The UFO information is soon to be deemed as false, they will be hunted down and prosecuted under the full force of Prayut. [also the law]

[misterjames]

7 hours ago, Thailand said:

Further restrictions on the press and the limited freedom of speech

They appear to be adopting the Chinese method of oppression. 

[misterjames]

5 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

force them into more acceptable behavior

They will probably call it re-education like uncle Xi

[misterjames]

6 hours ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

They already have the "Fake News Law"

The problem with that law is the news would have to be fake in order to be effective.

[mlmcleod]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The government has said that misinformation about its policies have caused undue panic and unwarranted criticism, something it wants to cut down on.

A misspelling noted here!  The correct version should be:

The government has said that information about its policies have caused undue panic and unwarranted criticism, something it wants to cut down on.

[Burma Bill]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

misinformation about its policies

What "misinformation":-

 

[Scott Tracy]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The government has said that misinformation about its policies have caused undue panic and unwarranted criticism, something it wants to cut down on.

 

to cut down on what? Misinformation, undue panic or unwarranted criticism?

 

the government can't get its ducks in a row, nor can any one Department agree on what is policy. No one, to coin a <deleted> phrase, sing from the same song sheet.

 

Undue panic...2 people came back from Bangkok last week, just before the curfew, sorry, restrictions came into force. Gave covid to their kid, who was schooling in the local village school while they were away working. Kid gave it to other pupils, now, around 30 people have it from those 2. Villages around, especially where I stay, panic is a mild word. 

Unwarranted criticism... Vaccine registration, vaccine procurement, dependency on 1 Chinese vaccine, where the <deleted> are the vaccines from the company owned by he who must not be named? Unwarranted my <deleted>. <deleted> up and brewery springs to mind.

[newnative]

Basically, stop talking about the horrible job we are doing.