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Reporters 'Prepared for prison' in navy defamation lawsuit
News, Justin Heifetz, Published on 29/12/2013
» Even with the clout of the UN on his side, Phuket-based journalist Alan Morison says he would rather go to prison in defence of media freedom than flee the country as he battles a defamation suit launched by the Royal Thai Navy.
Embattled journalists mystified by navy stance as Rohingya story draws legal ire
News, Justin Heifetz, Published on 22/12/2013
» Alan Morison never expected to be on the wrong side of the Royal Thai Navy. Having worked as a journalist in Phuket for nearly a decade, his professional rapport with them was always amicable.
When the mob mentality takes over
Spectrum, Justin Heifetz, Published on 15/12/2013
» Is hatred of one man _ even if it is Thaksin Shinawatra _ enough to justify a rebellion of the country's middle class, who some experts say have no other real cause than that hate?
Moderate, for the most part
Spectrum, Justin Heifetz, Published on 08/12/2013
» Despite an outcry over methods of crowd control through a heated week of political protests on the streets of Bangkok, experts and analysts say the Yingluck administration has exercised restraint in its riot-control methods.
Tangled lines
Asia focus, Justin Heifetz, Published on 14/10/2013
» While Myanmar’s two international telecom companies have yet to receive their operating licences from the government, experts say the real — and possibly crippling — challenges as they move into the virgin market of 60 million consumers will be site acquisition and navigating state regulations.