Thailand seems to be following Singpoare’s lead on ensuring that it officially responds to news stories and “setting the record straight.” A reader pointed the latest effort out to PPT. Vimon Kidchob, Director-general, Department of Information in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a short letter in the latest Economist, responding to a report from [...]
All posts for the day October 29th, 2009
Believing the unbelievable
Posted by thaipoliticalprisoners on October 29, 2009
http://thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/believing-the-unbelievable/
Liberal Thai blocked in Thailand
Freedom Against Censorship in Thailand reports that Liberal Thai, a Thai-language blog has joined the long list of sites blocked by the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. Several other readers have also noticed this blocking. Liberal Thai has been doing a great job of translating numerous stories from PPT and many others. PPT has [...]
Posted by thaipoliticalprisoners on October 29, 2009
http://thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/liberal-thai-blocked-in-thailand/
Death rumor suspects arrested?
Also available as จับตัวผู้ต้องสงสัยปล่อยข่าวลือเรื่องสิ้นพระชนม์ Update: ABC News reports that four people have been arrested and “are likely to face charges under Thailand’s computer-related crimes act.” It says they are also “being investigated for possible securities violations.” In an article in the Bangkok Post (29 October 2009: “Finance Ministry to control share trading by govt officials”) [...]
Posted by thaipoliticalprisoners on October 29, 2009
http://thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/death-rumor-suspects/
The old gang and getting Thaksin
Also available as แก๊งสามาณย์กับการไล่ล่าทักษิณ As PPT mentioned in its post regarding Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva publicly making an appearance with PAD associated media (ASTV/Manager), the various political machinations of late (Chavalit and his generals, death rumors, Hun Sen, etc.) have caused the Democrat Party-led government to call on its royalist and anti-Thaksin allies. In doing [...]
Posted by thaipoliticalprisoners on October 29, 2009
http://thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/the-old-gang-and-getting-thaksin/
