Cloggie Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 When I look at the BBC website, I see a lot of languages - even languages I have never heard off - but NOT Thai, why is that? BBC IN OTHER LANGUAGES Urdu’ بان کی مون دہشت کی حوصلہ افزائی کر رہے ہیں‘ VietnameseTổng bí thư tái cử và các câu hỏi bỏ ngỏ Persianائتلاف مخالفان حکومت سوریه در مورد شرکت در مذاکرات صلح تصمیم میگیرد Japaneseアップル、iPhone販売台数は初の前年割れ見込みと More LanguagesArabic عربي Azeri AZƏRBAYCAN Bangla বাংলা Burmese မြန်မာ Chinese 中文网 French AFRIQUE Hausa HAUSA Hindi हिन्दी Indonesian INDONESIA Japanese 日本語 Kinyarwanda GAHUZA Kirundi KIRUNDI Kyrgyz Кыргыз Nepali नेपाली Pashto پښتو Persian فارسی Portuguese BRASIL Russian НА РУССКОМ Sinhala සිංහල Somali SOMALI Spanish MUNDO Swahili SWAHILI Tamil தமிழ் Turkish TÜRKÇE Ukrainian УКРАЇНСЬКA Urdu اردو Uzbek O'ZBEK Vietnamese TIẾNG VIỆT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 And not even in German? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 They know that Thais take very little interest in global affairs I assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) I can't remember when but around 9 ??? years ago, the BBC closed down many of its foreign language services. One of the key drivers behind which language services to shut down was the access the population had to international unbiased news. Another was the relative political importance of the nations that speak the language. Thai was one of those that got the chop. Burmese was kept on. However, I do believe BBC has now resumed a minimal Thai language service using Twitter and Facebook. I hope that explains adequately. Edited January 27, 2016 by Briggsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big carl Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 We get Fox it is a notch down from BBC for reliability. Just believe every tenth post on it and you will get the same quality you had on BBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asheron Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 We get Fox it is a notch down from BBC for reliability. Just believe every tenth post on it and you will get the same quality you had on BBC. Hilarious that you believe BBC let alone any mainstream media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I can't remember when but around 9 ??? years ago, the BBC closed down many of its foreign language services. One of the key drivers behind which language services to shut down was the access the population had to international unbiased news. Another was the relative political importance of the nations that speak the language. Thai was one of those that got the chop. Burmese was kept on. However, I do believe BBC has now resumed a minimal Thai language service using Twitter and Facebook. I hope that explains adequately. unbiased news from the BBC, now that's a first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 We get Fox it is a notch down from BBC for reliability. Just believe every tenth post on it and you will get the same quality you had on BBC. Fox do not offer a Thai language service. This is the focus of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudRight Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 At least they have Kinyarwanda... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) Not sure if this is an official page or not but here is BBC Thai on Facebook. https://m.facebook.com/BBCThai/ Edited January 28, 2016 by apetley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rak sa_ngop Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 There used to be BBC English radio learning programmes in Thai that were rebroadcast by some Thai stations (e.g The Way In). But when the BBC pulled out they stopped these transmissions, so even less opportunity for Thais to learn English. I also used to listen to the same radio programmes in Laos but in the Laos language. I suppose these are still broadcast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloggie Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 Thanks for all your opinions, still strange that it is available in Hausa, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Pashto, Sinhala, Somali - didn't even know these languages existed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudRight Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) Thanks for all your opinions, still strange that it is available in Hausa, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Pashto, Sinhala, Somali - didn't even know these languages existed..... I only knew of Sinhala (it's Sri Lankan). The rest I had to Google... Edit: ...and I am well known as a cunning linguist. Edited January 29, 2016 by BudRight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 No need for Thai language broadcasts as the listeners are not there. The Thai market is awash with Thai language and English language alternatives. It makes no sense to broadcast programs that at best a few hundred may listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autanic Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I am a former employee of the BBC. I am also a licence fee payer. I am also English and I am also convinced that the BBC is either incompetent to deliver the news or censors to the pint of ridiculum. Here is a small list of what I am talking about. 1) BBC - News at 6pm - (4 Main News Features - Non-commital weather analysis. 22 minutes of sport news). + Local News 2) Sky News at 6pm - 1) (7 Main News Features - Good weather analysis. 4 minutes of sport news). - Local News 3) ITVNews at 6.30pm - 1) (5 Main News Features - OK weather analysis. 6 minutes of sport news) - Local News 4) Al Jazeera News at 6pm - 1) 10 Main News Features - Good weather analysis. 8 minutes of sport news). - Local News 5) Channel 4 News - 14 In Depth and +1 Exclusive Main News Features - Fantastic weather analysis. 8 minutes of sport news).- Local News Result Channel 4 news at 7pm is the best news outlet. Whatever the BBC are doing, is not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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