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Decree risks overreach
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/04/2020
» Since the state of emergency was declared and the curfew imposed nationwide, hundreds of people have been arrested and charged for breaking the special laws.
Weaponising fake news
News, Editorial, Published on 16/08/2019
» Both the army and the new government seem to have been troubled by what they described as waves of "fake news".
Who decides on fake news?
News, Editorial, Published on 28/06/2019
» National security and the need to prevent hate crimes or violence have been claimed by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon as the reasons for his recent order for "all units" of the ministry and armed forces to tackle "fake news". But, in reality, this order just hands over the state's all-out war against freedom of speech and voices of dissent to a new team.
Victory's high price tag
News, Editorial, Published on 05/04/2019
» The Future Forward Party (FFP) is paying a high price for coming in as the second runner-up in the general election. Key FFP figures -- namely party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul -- have been slapped with dubious criminal accusations that were brought against them by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
Old habits in new cyber bill
News, Editorial, Published on 02/03/2019
» The military-appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has done a disservice to the people by passing the cybersecurity bill on Thursday, despite concerns over its threats to personal and corporate data privacy.
CCA a threat to the people
News, Editorial, Published on 08/09/2018
» This week's arrest and detention of 12 people who shared the Koh Tao rape claim story on social media shows anyone who is sensible and has a moral conscience exactly how the misuse of the Computer Crime Act (CCA) can harm ordinary citizens.
Update the computer law
News, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2018
» If events over the past two weeks do not convince the government to write an actual law covering computer fraud, maybe nothing will. The first unfortunate event was to threaten a Chiang Mai magazine editor with a computer crime charge over something that had nothing to do with computers (or crime, come to that). The second was the reluctant admission by the country's second mobile phone company of security misbehaviour, putting tens of thousands of customers at risk. That is not a crime.
Walls close in on free press
News, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2018
» With news reports and commentaries swapping between praising and criticising the ruling regime, most mainstream media staff survive direct state intimidation. But two senior journalists recently ran foul of the junta.
Civilian dissent is not a crime
News, Editorial, Published on 04/02/2018
» In an ill-advised effort, the police and some military officers have teamed up to take legal action against small groups of people for peaceful gatherings or even simply using social media.
Asean media under attack
News, Editorial, Published on 22/01/2018
» A free press is the key test of whether a nation has true freedom of speech. Across the region, every country is failing the test. In communist Vietnam and all the way to the resurgent army controllers in Myanmar, governments are arresting, imprisoning and strongly intimidating the media.