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PM revokes order to gag free speech
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/08/2021
» A ban on activities vaguely termed as "the dissemination of information that may frighten people", imposed under the emergency decree, has been revoked, following a court injunction against it.
Journos weigh in on 'fake news' ban
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/07/2021
» Media veterans and organisations recently met to discuss the government's effort to ban the distribution of 'fake news' or information it alleges stokes public fears and causes disruption as it tries to deal with an escalating Covid-19 death toll. Attendees and speakers retaliated with their own counterclaim that the media has become a scapegoat for the government's struggle to justify remaining in office following a number of missteps in its handling of the outbreak.
Chaiwut warns against spreading fake news
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/07/2021
» More than 20 million Thais shared so-called fake news on the internet during the past nine months, according to the Ministry of Digital, Economy and Society (DES), which said in that same period it monitored more than 145 million messages from online platforms.
Minnows don't want list seats adjusted
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/03/2020
» An alliance of 30 small political parties has voiced support for the Election Commission (EC) which insisted that party-list seats will not be recalculated in the wake of the Future Forward Party's disbandment.
FFP calls on EC for details of list MPs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/02/2020
» The Future Forward Party (FFP) has demanded that the Election Commission officially release full details of all the list MPs in parliament following a number of defections in recent months.
'Tampon tax' is fake news, insists govt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/12/2019
» The government's campaign against "fake news" took a bizarre turn yesterday when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha spoke out to try and scotch a rumour that a 40% tax would be imposed on tampons.
CSD wraps up lottery fraud probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/02/2018
» Police are to meet on Monday to wrap up the investigation summary of the 30-million-baht lottery fraud case and to announce who will be charged, according to Crime Suppression Division (CSD).