Thailand drops in media freedom index

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand's media freedom ranking in 2017 has slid six slots to 142, far behind Myanmar in 131st position.

 

In last year’s World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders, the Paris-based international non-governmental organisation that monitors the liberty of the media, Thailand’s ranking was 136.

 

The Kingdom fares worse than three more Asean countries – Indonesia (124, the best among Asean states this year), the Philippines (127) and Cambodia (132). 

 

However, Thailand stands above five other Asean countries – Malaysia (144), Singapore (151), Brunei (156), Laos (170) and Vietnam (175).

 

The accompanying report by Reporters Without Borders noted that Thailand is ruled by a military junta, the National Council for Peace and Order, which “keeps journalists and citizen-journalists under permanent surveillance, often summons them for questioning and detains them arbitrarily”. 

 

“The already feared Computer Crime Act gives the authorities even more surveillance and censorship powers,” it said.

 

However, the report also mentioned that no journalists, netizens or media assistants have been killed in Thailand so far this year.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30313566

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-4-27

I wasn't surprised to hear that Thailand isn't getting top scores on media freedom, but I was when I read that Myanmar has a better ranking.

It seems one nation comes out of the darkness, just as another one slides into it.

Doing a good job so far this year to kick Vietnam into 174th position. 

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

However, the report also mentioned that no journalists, netizens or media assistants have been killed in Thailand so far this year.

Love it..... "no one was killed - so far - this year".  

 

Some day maybe they learn...but not this century

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Where can I read the Daily Mail 

The irony of these three news stories being grouped together.  

 

Use a VPN.

This isn't news, it would be news if Thailand  had held its place in the ranking

Newsflash..all countries are dropping!

 

No surprises....

 

Must be a slow news day...  

7 hours ago, yardrunner said:

This isn't news, it would be news if Thailand  had held its place in the ranking

It's not news because publishing it in Thai media ain't ever going to happen.