Thai media professionals have expressed concern that the government may be pushing for a speedy deliberation of a government-sponsored bill to promote the ethics of media organisations and practitioners, expected to be submitted to the joint sitting of the Senate and House on Tuesday.

 

Supan Rakchuea, president of the News Broadcast Council of Thailand, told Thai PBS on Friday that the government appears unusually keen to pass the bill, initiated by the Public Relations Department and drafted by the Council of State.

 

He cited the fact that Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan wrote a letter to Parliament President Chuan Leekpai on September 6th last year, asking him to add the bill to the agenda for emergency deliberations in parliament.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-media-concerned-over-rapid-passage-of-new-media-regulation-law/

 

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Just going through the rhetorical motions. Almost too amusing. 

Really shouldn't be a great concern for Thai MSM, who already abide by [and coerced] the long standing establishment narrative - vacant of journalistic integrity of questioning, challenging and strong critique. 

 

Might we expect anything less from a highly controlling and regulating dictatorial oligarchical state. 

Passage of this bill that will further restrict journalist reporting? Must be an election coming. 

1 minute ago, Srikcir said:

Passage of this bill that will further restrict journalist reporting? Must be an election coming. 

Yet, when have we ever received any such real journalism? 

 

7 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

Yet, when have we ever received any such real journalism? 

 

In Thailand with it's deformation laws and Lese Majeste that's sometimes hard to achieve.

Freedom of speech and write??? more laws... only what the Government approves can be broadcasted?? Sponsors on TV for what... not for the quality of programmes, lower than there is already is almost impossible...so who is filling the pockets again??.. 

Please stop these unuseful laws.. They don't add anything.....,

 

And if the media is really concerned please investigate deeply and bring it out free and without restrictions, but they don't dare it as it can cost their license

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Sure, quiet all the people make it illegal to even be a journalist, and then the government could just put out their own news TAT

Another version of the ministry of truth can't have the government looking bad

 “Whoever controls the media, controls the mind,"

Jim Morrison

 

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