Thai PBS being probed by NBTC panel

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Thai PBS being probed by NBTC panel
Watchiranont Thongtep
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The broadcasting regulator yesterday confirmed that it had received a complaint letter from the junta's media monitoring team to investigate a news report by Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) related to a recent demonstration by anti-coup activists.

Lt-General Peerapong Manakit, a commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) who serves as chairman of the subcommittee overseeing broadcasting content, said that on Monday his team had discussed this issue with Thai PBS representatives after receiving the complaint letter last week from the media monitoring team of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

Referring to the NCPO's letter, Peerapong added that the junta's argument was the Thai PBS news report could create confusion and misunderstanding among the public about last week's event when police officers had to deal with a group of anti-coup students. Though he declined to reveal more about the discussions with Thai PBS representatives, the commissioner hinted that his team appeared to agree with the NCPO's argument.

Therefore, he would place the results of the investigation and additional details of the discussions with Thai PBS before the weekly board meeting of five members of the NBTC's Broadcasting Committee next Monday for consideration.

His subcommittee might suggest that Thai PBS be issued a warning letter by the watchdog or face a fine under the broadcasting regulation.

Meanwhile, a Thai PBS source denied reports in social media that it had cut the salary of a reporter as punishment for filing a special report on the student movement.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Thai-PBS-being-probed-by-NBTC-panel-30263576.html


-- The Nation 2015-07-02

[Somtamnication]

This place really has a paranoid government. Getting worse and worse by the day.

[NeverSure]

They really don't realize that they are an export economy shooting themselves on the world stage.

[CaptHaddock]

They really don't realize that they are an export economy shooting themselves on the world stage.

Only if the Western countries were to boycott Thailand's exports on human rights grounds like they did Myanmar and South Africa in the past. However, the US has just renewed Thailand's trade status until 2017 and has only reduced, but not eliminated Cobra Gold. The EU is not talking about a boycott. So, I don't think Thailand has to worry too much about real pressure from the West.

[BigBadGeordie]

"The media monitoring team of the NCPO", my God, what's next?

Perhaps the Thought Monitoring Team!

[NongKhaiKid]

"The media monitoring team of the NCPO", my God, what's next?

Perhaps the Thought Monitoring Team!

By coincidence the Tom Cruise movie ' Minority Report ' was on television a couple of days ago.

I hope none of the NCPO were watching

[Johnny S]

"The media monitoring team of the NCPO", my God, what's next?

Perhaps the Thought Monitoring Team!

By coincidence the Tom Cruise movie ' Minority Report ' was on television a couple of days ago.

I hope none of the NCPO were watching

Good Sci-fi movie but I think its way to complicated for NCPO to follow ... Maybe the old Star Trek is more for them ...

[Mudcrab]

Lost in Space?

[FangFerang]

More like Gilligan's Island visited by Benny Hill.......

[Srikcir]

Creating "confusion and misunderstanding among the public"

That might be said of Prayut's weekly broadcasts on the military channel.

[phoenixdoglover]

Lt-General Peerapong Manakit, a commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) who serves as chairman of the subcommittee overseeing broadcasting content....

Now we know why there are so many Generals in Thailand.

They have a whole legion ready to control every subcommittee.