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'Graft-busting' draft charter falls short
News, Pirongrong Ramasoota, Published on 04/08/2016
» Thailand's 1997 constitution was widely praised as the "People's Charter" for unprecedented public participation in the drafting process while the 2007 constitution was dubbed by some as the "de-Thaksinisation edict" as it was drafted after the 2006 coup that ousted then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Media tremble at NBTC's Section 44 powers
News, Pirongrong Ramasoota, Published on 16/07/2016
» Just as the days count down until the constitutional referendum on Aug 7, the free speech situation in Thai society may again reach a new low with the latest edict passed by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
Thai PBS and the test of a public service TV
News, Pirongrong Ramasoota, Published on 26/01/2016
» Thais like to blow their own trumpet about many things -- the only country in Southeast Asia not to have been colonised, Bangkok as the capital with the most number of Facebook users, and Siam Paragon as the place with the most Instagram uploads. In 2009 a few Thais started bragging about the first public service television in Southeast Asia, the Thai Public Broadcasting Service or Thai PBS. But now is probably not the time to gloat about this, more than ever.
Charter draft puts media freedom at risk
News, Pirongrong Ramasoota, Published on 18/01/2016
» It has been a precarious time for rights and freedom in Thailand, particularly the right to communicate and freedom of the press, since the May 2014 coup. But in light of revelations made last week by the coup maker-appointed Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), our communication rights may indeed be hanging by a thread.