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MCOT denies firing Orawan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/03/2019
» Doubts over the fate of news anchor Orawan Choodee continue to linger, even after state-owned broadcaster, MCOT Plc, denied pulling her off the air for asking questions that cornered Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his military-backed government during an election debate programme.
Commoners Party says it won't censor election ads
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/02/2019
» The Commoners Party (CMP) has refused to remove the words "military dictatorship" and "shackles" from its election campaign announcements on YouTube, according to party leader Lertsak Kamkongsak.
Press urge lifting of Voice TV gag order
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/02/2019
» Press corps associations have urged the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to review its order suspending Voice TV's broadcasts for 15 days.
Media marred by 'interference'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/12/2018
» The media can't seem to catch a break in 2018, as press freedom continues to suffer under the regime's strict regulation and an ongoing shift in consumer behaviour as the world moves into the digital age, according to the Thai Journalists Association (TJA).
Media urge regime to scrap press curbs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/05/2018
» Marking World Press Freedom Day Thursday, professional Thai media associations called on the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to revoke its announcements and orders limiting press freedoms.
Voice TV to challenge NBTC ban on talk show
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/03/2018
» Voice TV is preparing to file a complaint with the Administrative Court to challenge a 15-day suspension order on one of its news talk shows after it was accused of inciting divisions by the telecommunications regulator.
Assembly backs tougher rules for online media
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/07/2017
» The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has voted in favour of short and long-term recommendations for online media reform, including tighter regulations over content.
Computer bill bugs rights advocates
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2016
» Human rights advocates, lawyers and netizens have voiced opposition to a bill to amend the 2007 Computer Crime Act, saying some provisions are vague, too sweeping in scope, and restrict people's freedom of expression.
Regulator takes temple TV off air
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/12/2016
» The national telecom regulator has ordered Wat Phra Dhammakaya's satellite TV station off the air for 15 days following a request by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), which plans to raid the temple to arrest embattled former abbot Phra Dhammajayo.
Prayut blasts media over 'live suicide'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/05/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has criticised the media for its coverage of the police's standoff with a murder suspect, which ended when the university lecturer shot himself.