Face Time TV program moderator temporarily suspended

[rooster59]

Face Time TV program moderator temporarily suspended

BANGKOK:-- Spring News TV station has temporarily suspended the moderator of Face Time programme until the completion of a fact-finding probe into an incident when a controversial part of the program was rerun in the social media.

Spring News had notified the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission that it decided to suspend Mr Danai Aekmahasawat from moderating the Fact Time programme for a temporary period pending the investigation.

Also, the station said it had stopped the rerun in the social media of a controversial part of the programme entitled “Drama Netiwit – a progressive or defiant student who refuses to kowtow in an oath-taking ritual”.

The controversial part was aired on July 20 between 8.25 pm-8.55 pm and eventually rerun in the social media.

NBTC secretary-general Takorn Tanthasit alleged that the controversial part has improper content which may violate Section 37 of the broadcasting law.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/face-time-tv-program-moderator-temporarily-suspended/

-- Thai PBS 2016-07-23

[NongKhaiKid]

Not sure I'm getting this right, is there a problem because the show depicted a student refusing to take part in an oath taking ceremony ?

The ceremony wasn't described so was it hazing possibly ?

Certainly a student showing independent thought and refusing to just fall in line wouldn't be acceptable to the current authorities.

It would fit in with the way things are these days ?

You will, you must comply !

[canuckamuck]

Thai PBS is great for these kinds of articles. Here is a hot news story, we assume you know the details, so we'll just show the latest development. They might as well just give a headline and say Google it.

[arthurboy]

Whatever the 'oath-taking ritual' - and that in itself says a lot about feudal Thailand - no one should have to or be made to kowtow.

As for Danai being suspended pending an investigation, utter nonsense. The report itself is the usual sketchily detailed, no context, self-censored rubbish, no doubt born out of fear of offending someone, losing face or being sued for defamation.

[nausea]

Not enough info. to make a judgement.

[WhizBang]

Feudal Thailand at it's best.

[longtom]

Not sure I'm getting this right, is there a problem because the show depicted a student refusing to take part in an oath taking ceremony ?

The ceremony wasn't described so was it hazing possibly ?

Certainly a student showing independent thought and refusing to just fall in line wouldn't be acceptable to the current authorities.

It would fit in with the way things are these days ?

You will, you must comply !

The student 'only' bowed to the statues of Kings RamaV and VI, instead of prostrating as usual. His reasoning was that RamaV asked people not to prostrate anymore. Same as the present King said he's against the lese majeste laws. Seems rather reasonable to me.

Hope I won't have to go to gaol for this comment.