Lite Beer Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 MEDIAGunmen shoot up house of 'Post Today' editorThe Sunday Nation NONTHABURI: -- Unknown perpetrators opened fire on the house of "Post Today" newspaper executive editor Pattara Khampitak in Nonthaburi's Muang district, early yesterday morning.There were no casualties.Police believe the assault was either due to a personal conflict, or Pattara's work as a journalist.Officers rushed to the 300-square wah property in Tambon Tha Sai containing three houses, to find the garage door of the first house peppered with bullet holes. The gunfire had shattered the rear windshield of a car parked inside. A dud VC10 grenade was also left hanging on the gate - possibly as a threat.Pattara told police he and his family had no conflict with anyone and said he believed the assault stemmed from discontent among some groups over his work as a journalist.Thai Journalists Association president Pradit Ruangdit, who visited Pattara yesterday after the incident, said that he believed the attack was a threat against the Thai media. He said the TJA would issue a statement condemning the attack and call for police to find the perpetrators. -- The Nation 2013-08-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 (edited) I guess it has just become all to much for some Thai Visa members and the poor reporting in the last article was what tipped them over the edge. Maybe this is a crackdown on negative comments about the government, the government dogs have been busy in the last week rounding up naysayers. Edited August 17, 2013 by chooka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Whatever they do, do not call the police! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I've seen two articles on this and although his function as journalist and editor is highlighted there's no suggestion what political line, if any, his paper follows. I'm guessing they criticise the government. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Police believe the assault was either due to a personal conflict, or Pattara's work as a journalist. Someone in high feudal influential power must have hired mercenary killers to silence another critics,... make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleG Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I've seen two articles on this and although his function as journalist and editor is highlighted there's no suggestion what political line, if any, his paper follows. I'm guessing they criticise the government. Reality is critical to the government. Bias would be necessary not to make them look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Ah we see yet again ''The freedom of the press'' here in Thailand. Editorials are edited (censored) with ordinance and not human editors. Upset someone and you're visited by the censors,No blue pencil just ordinance to keep your opinions in the right place i.e locked in your mind never to be expressed. Indeed the hallmark actions of a repressive society politically, criminal or business wise whose political hue, criminal interests or business interests at this moment in time remain hidden from public view. Methinks the cauldron of discontent is still simmering on the fire of civil disorder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Ah we see yet again ''The freedom of the press'' here in Thailand. Editorials are edited (censored) with ordinance and not human editors. Upset someone and you're visited by the censors,No blue pencil just ordinance to keep your opinions in the right place i.e locked in your mind never to be expressed. Indeed the hallmark actions of a repressive society politically, criminal or business wise whose political hue, criminal interests or business interests at this moment in time remain hidden from public view. Methinks the cauldron of discontent is still simmering on the fire of civil disorder. When it gets to the point that people are scared into silence, you know that it is inevitable that the pressure pot is coming to a boil. It will go pop eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted August 18, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2013 " A dud VC10 grenade was also left hanging on the gate - possibly as a threat." You think? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 A real threat would have been a live grenade on the gate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) " A dud VC10 grenade was also left hanging on the gate - possibly as a threat." There are reports circulating that in fact it was a medical call. Seems as if one of the members in the household was suffering from constipation and the dummy grenade along with the bang bang prescription was the intended cure. Reports as yet unconfirmed state that the cure was successful and the patient has been relieved. Edited August 18, 2013 by siampolee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) red shirts having a practice run on someone that has been bagging the govt/ptp/red shirts. Maybe they should try to find some useable bullets and see if they can match them to other killings(bangkok murders). Edited August 18, 2013 by seajae 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Sure sign that people in high places are beginning to fear the truth.....and know only one way to try and silence critics. Obvious the high and mighty in this country are being ruffled and they don't like it one bit. They'd better get used to it as the more educated generations begin to have a lasting impact over the next few years. Many young Thai's are far from as dumb as they seem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 red shirts having a practice run on someone that has been bagging the govt/ptp/red shirts. Maybe they should try to find some useable bullets and see if they can match them to other killings(bangkok murders). Well it's not the yellow shirts because their kids are studying their Phd's in coups over in Egypt. They will back when they graduate to unleash their fury on society. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Police believe the assault was either due to a personal conflict, or Pattara's work as a journalist. Yup, that about covers it. Police genius hard at work... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post unanimosity Posted August 18, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) I guess it has just become all to much for some Thai Visa members and the poor reporting in the last article was what tipped them over the edge. Maybe this is a crackdown on negative comments about the government, the government dogs have been busy in the last week rounding up naysayers. Maybe he "liked out loud" when he should have laughed and left. Edited August 18, 2013 by unanimosity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unanimosity Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Sure sign that people in high places are beginning to fear the truth.....and know only one way to try and silence critics. Obvious the high and mighty in this country are being ruffled and they don't like it one bit. They'd better get used to it as the more educated generations begin to have a lasting impact over the next few years. Many young Thai's are far from as dumb as they seem. Then again it could be a disgruntled advertiser that got no leads from his ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 red shirts having a practice run on someone that has been bagging the govt/ptp/red shirts. Maybe they should try to find some useable bullets and see if they can match them to other killings(bangkok murders). If that's the case they sure do have a big job ahead of them. The redshirts that is, as there are a lot of people bagging them and the PTP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherstuff1957 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Another new source quoted him as attributing this attack to his criticism of the current government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Wow the crackdown on freedom of speech is escalating rapidly. :-( Guess someone decided that threatening libel lawsuits against government critics is too slow , bullets speed up fear much faster... May be time for me to come up with an exit plan. I refuse to live in third world banana republic with free speech stifled .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) Argh, Maybe he pressed "LIKE" Edited August 18, 2013 by Chao Lao Beach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Wow the crackdown on freedom of speech is escalating rapidly. :-( Guess someone decided that threatening libel lawsuits against government critics is too slow , bullets speed up fear much faster... May be time for me to come up with an exit plan. I refuse to live in third world banana republic with free speech stifled .... Killers were hired behind closed doors already to backstab kill the people who know too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridkun Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 They just set another example for us to learn what will happen if we are against "democracy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thait Spot Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Whatever they do, do not call the police! With similar lightening speed to that demonstarted by their efforts in solving the Ekayuth case, the police have altready determined that it was not political. They're sharp these boys!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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