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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.
Criminal libel laws go too far
News, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2019
» A recent libel case against a journalist, which saw her sentenced to two years in jail for her comment on workers' grievances at Thammakaset Co's poultry farm, speaks volumes about how harsh the punishments are under the Criminal Code's provisions for defamation.
Dictating the internet
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 16/12/2019
» Disinformation or freedom of expression? Hate speech or free speech? Threat to national security or whistleblowing on corruption and tyranny?
Myanmar farm workers get B1.7m
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/03/2019
» After a three-year trial that exposed questionable labour practices used by Thailand's thriving poultry industry, 14 Myanmar workers learned Tuesday they would receive a total of 1.7 million baht in compensation.
Landmark ruling compensates Myanmar workers
News, Reuters, Published on 16/01/2019
» The Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that compensation be paid to 14 migrant workers from Myanmar whose accusations of abuses against a chicken farm sparked a landmark legal case for migrant labourers.
Weaponised defamation
News, Editorial, Published on 01/12/2018
» The price of telling the truth to the powerful can be high and devastating for ordinary people in Thailand, where the criminal defamation law is more popular than the civil libel law.
Myanmar workers beat libel charges
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/07/2018
» The Criminal Court Thursday acquitted 14 Myanmar workers of a defamation charge filed by their previous employer, which claimed they had made false complaints about poor treatment by the company.
Activist Hall to pay B10m in damages
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/03/2018
» Phra Khanong Court yesterday ordered labour rights activist Andy Hall to pay 10 million baht in damages to the pineapple company Natural Fruit Co Ltd.
Farm faces court war with 14 'abused' Myanmar staff
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/02/2018
» The criminal defamation case against 14 migrant labourers from Myanmar who worked at a Thai chicken farm gets under way at Don Muang Sub-district Court in Bangkok today with the first witnesses due to take the stand.