The Thai cabinet approved a draft bill on Tuesday which seeks to create a council for the media profession, similar to the Lawyers Council of Thailand, to regulate and promote the ethics and standards of Thai media professionals and to protect the rights, liberties and independence of the media, in accordance with Section 35 of the Constitution.

 

Under Section 35, members of the media will be protected by law in the exercise of their rights, liberties and media independence in the presentation of news and opinion if they comply with media ethics and if the exercise of such rights does not go against the good morals of the people.

 

One highlight of the bill, proposed by the Public Relations Department and drafted by the Council of State, is that members of state-run media have the right to defy the orders of their superiors if such orders are deemed to violate media ethics, but the exercise of that right must take into account the objectives or missions of state media.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-cabinet-endorses-bill-to-oversee-media-ethics-standards/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-01-12

 

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Nice words for censorship....If you write or broadcast what we don't like we revoke your license

6 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Under Section 35, members of the media will be protected by law in the exercise of their rights, liberties and media independence in the presentation of news and opinion if they comply with media ethics and if the exercise of such rights does not go against the good morals of the people.

Emphasis is mine. Make what you want out of it.

Sounds omnious. The devil's in the detail - who appoints the 10 members of this "oversight" council?

What a bunch of gobbledygook <deleted>.  Freedom of the press only if it's in line with Gov't stated objectives and does not criticize anything the Gov't does.  Pathetic.

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Under Section 35, members of the media will be protected by law in the exercise of their rights, liberties and media independence in the presentation of news and opinion if they comply with media ethics and if the exercise of such rights does not go against the good morals of the people.

????

More lip service to deny true freedom of speech here I suspect.

Ethics by a Military government is there such a thing even ?

How about a bill overseeing governmental ethics and standards? Or would that be too much to ask?

14 hours ago, NanaSomchai said:

Emphasis is mine. Make what you want out of it.

That's a big if.......????