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Police stifle free speech
News, Editorial, Published on 13/09/2018
» It has happened again. the Thai police have forced the cancellation of a public forum by citing concerns over security, which is a broad and dubious term.
Free speech must prevail
News, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2019
» The prime minister's orders to the armed forces and now to state agencies to approach voters and monitor political speech are highly troubling. The twin justifications that are claimed do not hold water. Educating voters and exposing outlandish promises is not the job of either the state's military or civil servants. These orders should be clearly withdrawn.
Muzzle on free speech persists
News, Editorial, Published on 26/04/2020
» The erosion of free expression continues in Thailand. In Reporters Without Borders (RSF)'s annual 2020 World Press Freedom Index, Thailand dropped four spots, ranking 140th out of 180 countries on the open media barometer, placing it one spot below Myanmar.
End bans on free speech
News, Editorial, Published on 21/11/2018
» Three months away from a possible election, the ban on political activities and basic freedoms is truly a mystery. There seems no logical reason to continue the bans. They were imposed by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) in the wake of the May 22, 2014, coup. They were regularised by formal edict early in 2015. The army-controlled junta continues to state it will not lift the bans "yet" and refuses to state an ending date.
Free speech for Olympic athletes
Sports, Published on 08/02/2020
» When critics apply their denouncements with a palette knife or fling them on canvas like Jackson Pollock, intellectual rigour is often lost in the swirl and splash.
Free speech and pedestrian blues
Life, James Hein, Published on 21/12/2022
» Let's take a look at my predictions for 2022, a mixed year for technology. How did I do? Virtual reality didn't advance as much as I'd hoped. Artificial intelligence made some incremental games including as I pointed out in an earlier article, for music producers. The Neuralink interface did improve this year, if indeed that is something you're interested in, but still not available for broad human use. I also was wrong on cryptocurrency. With the FTX exposure the private firms took a hit, but governments have started to get interested in the technology. The world is poised for a crypto explosion, but not this year.
Free speech or hate speech? Folau sack threat splits Australia
AFP, Published on 23/04/2019
» SYDNEY - Australian sport has been taking a hard line against racism, homophobia and gender inequality, but plans to sack Israel Folau over his religious views have some bemoaning "political correctness" gone too far.
Free speech key for uni students
Editorial, Published on 09/03/2025
» More than three weeks after the traditional football game between Chulalongkorn and Thammasat universities -- an event known for its satirical parade and card stunts -- those involved in the parody are complaining of threats and intimidation by police and security officers.
iLaw says curbs curtail free speech
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/07/2021
» The Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw) group has slammed new restrictions issued under the emergency decree to curb the latest wave of Covid-19.
Musk's covert war on free speech
News, Richard K Sherwin, Published on 17/10/2022
» In 1897, the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst sent illustrator Frederic Remington to cover the Cuban War of Independence. When Remington relayed that "there will be no war," Hearst allegedly cabled back: "You furnish the pictures, and I'll furnish the war."