rooster59 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 PM says his patience has limits with biased columnists BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said Friday that he would no longer put up with biased criticisms from some irresponsible newspaper columnists and had instructed security officers to invite them for talks. He said the media should not accuse him of depriving them of free expressions as he had already made clear to them the limits of free expressions and media’s responsibilities.The prime minister complained that his government had wasted time and energy trying to dispose the huge rice stocks left over from the rice pledging scheme and would not be held accountable for the losses from the scheme.“Who did what about the rice pledging scheme should be held accountable,” he said.He also urged voters to exercise their right when the new draft constitution is put up for referendum if they want to see changes in the Thai society. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pm-says-his-patience-has-limits-with-biased-columnists -- Thai PBS 2015-12-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 speechless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Hardly surprising given the track record to date and it's disgraceful. On the other hand columnists who report favourably about the govt are in fact only telling the ' truth '. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinBoy2 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 And so it begins. Bias is always in the eye of the beholder. Almost by definition an opinion writer has bias, Whether or not you agree with that bias is another matter. Free societies deal with that. There will always be opinions that you disagree with. The totalitarian societies tell you what opinion is acceptable, everything gets labeled as seditious. I fear that we are well down the road to the latter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 "He said the media should not accuse him of depriving them of free expressions as he had already made clear to them the limits of free expressions and media’s responsibilities." Isn't he contradicting himself here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckBee Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 A monster has been born ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdoglover Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 He said the media should not accuse him of depriving them of free expressions as he had already made clear to them the limits of free expressions and media’s responsibilities. Hello class! Today, we will learn about cognitive dissonance. Can anyone give me a concise example of cognitive dissonance? Anyone? Yes, Prayut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lujanit Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 When he is finished with the media people I wonder if his next target will be netizens using the Computer Crimes Act as his tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdoglover Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 When he is finished with the media people I wonder if his next target will be netizens using the Computer Crimes Act as his tool. Seriously, I suppose it is possible. Thai citizens, likely. But I think not expats. That would certainly blow the lid off any remaining tolerance by the US and EU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amerasianex Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Untill moral improves the beatings will continue!!!!!;....lol...? just what spoiled children deserve .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 How unsurprising by the little man. Every day brings more news that Thailand is heading downhill with increasing speed. Can't wait for the usual suspects telling us it's OK because Thaksin intimidated some reporters way back when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwindiBoy Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 speechless Are you allowed to say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 How unsurprising by the little man. Every day brings more news that Thailand is heading downhill with increasing speed. Can't wait for the usual suspects telling us it's OK because Thaksin intimidated some reporters way back when. That is the truth he did, but they are both wrong. The PM is clearly going to far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Bad puppies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aj Mick Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Columnists and regular folks have limits to their patience with biased PM's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 When he is finished with the media people I wonder if his next target will be netizens using the Computer Crimes Act as his tool.Seriously, I suppose it is possible. Thai citizens, likely.But I think not expats. That would certainly blow the lid off any remaining tolerance by the US and EU. Unfortunately I am beginning to wonder about that. Even if it were true, I don't think they would much care - 'Either we run the place or nobody does' is the mentality we are dealing with here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwindiBoy Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 So they shouldn't accuse him of depriving them of free expressions...because he has already told them what the limits are...of what they can express. Genius! Amazing Thailand; World Leader in the art of... Amazing the World! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 speechless Are you allowed to say that? If the tone of the OP is anything to go by, I'd say its official line if you're not going to play nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) He's had it with criticism so annoying columnists will be invited for ' talks ' with security officers, an invite that can't be refused ! I take it the D word still can't be used ? Edited December 26, 2015 by Caveat Emptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkpanther99 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Biased columnists or just those with a differing view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisico Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 A monster has been born ... In a long line of them. Google Sarit and Pleak Pibunsongkhran. So far, this one is a light strong man. Sarit rounded up students and made them disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 When he is finished with the media people I wonder if his next target will be netizens using the Computer Crimes Act as his tool. Seriously, I suppose it is possible. Thai citizens, likely. But I think not expats. That would certainly blow the lid off any remaining tolerance by the US and EU. As regularly shown it's all about control and I'd think we expats are fair game too. I don't see upsetting foreign governments worrying them as long as they feel secure in power but what we are discussing is born of insecurity and that's dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I hope the US and EU run out of patience as well and start slapping on sanctions. Only way to stop this, other than a counter-coup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Getting more like North Korea by the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisico Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 How unsurprising by the little man. Every day brings more news that Thailand is heading downhill with increasing speed. Can't wait for the usual suspects telling us it's OK because Thaksin intimidated some reporters way back when. The usual suspects are the enablers of such totalitarian behaviour. The usual apologists will always justify the representative of their idiot-logy as correct. Remember Hobson's choice? You can say and think what you want as long as you do and think what I tell you." The human Gerbils are happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 A monster has been born ... In a long line of them. Google Sarit and Pleak Pibunsongkhran. So far, this one is a light strong man. Sarit rounded up students and made them disappear. Yes but in Sarit's time, it was much, much easier for a Thai government to control the flow of information. And Sarit had the full backing of the U.S.' political and financial clout as Thailand was a front line in the Cold War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Getting more like North Korea by the day. It is more like North Korea than you think. But we aren't allowed to discuss how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 And we take one more step towards a totally Totalitarian state. Oh dear. How long before they shut down ThaiVisa and start rounding us up for attitude adjustment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Fixit Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) I think they'd just find ways not to renew or extend visas for long-termers, if they could identify who regularly complained on forums and FB, and got IP addresses etc - which I suspect would be very easy, given the current circs. Edited December 26, 2015 by Mister Fixit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCruncher Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 What a shame that they hurt your feelings once again Uncle Tu, you should put them in the corner till the end of your speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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