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World War II. Pacific War. The Free Thai Movement (Thai: เสรีไทย, RTGS: Seri Thai, pronounced [sěː.rīː tʰāj]) was a Thai underground resistance movement against Imperial Japan during World War II. Seri Thai were an important source of military intelligence for the Allies in the region.
Mass media in Thailand. Thailand has a well-developed mass media sector, especially by Southeast Asian standards. The Thai government and the military have long exercised considerable control, especially over radio and TV stations. During the governments of Thaksin Shinawatra [1] and the subsequent military-run administration after the 2006 ...
Prachatai (Thai: ประชาไท, lit. ' Free People ') is an independent non-profit online newspaper in Thailand.Focusing on news from and commentary on NGOs, social movements, and human rights issues, the website became an alternative source for social and political news in a country where many media outlets are state backed, including military-run, or for-profit.
A court in Thailand on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over an ethical violation, further shaking up Thai politics after it ordered the dissolution of the main ...
In his final months in self-imposed exile avoiding jail, Thailand's billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra declared his time as a fugitive was over and he was ready to face the music.
1,000,000. Website. www.thairath.co.th. Thairath (Thai: ไทยรัฐ, lit. Thai State) is a daily newspaper in Thai published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide. The paper is a broadsheet published with two sections. The first section is devoted to news. Although the news section is best known for its sensationalist coverage of crime ...
Khaosod English is a news website operating as Khaosod 's English-language arm. It was launched on 9 April 2013, and is known for its liberal standpoint and its criticism of the 2014 military government; [4] [5] [6] the Union of Catholic Asian News has described it as "a beacon of independent journalism in Thailand". [7]
A Thai media provider was reported to be censoring a foreign news network reporting the protests. [ 266 ] A severe state of emergency was declared in Bangkok during 15–22 October, [ 267 ] during which the police moved to ban or block anti-government or independent media, together with the Free Youth Facebook page, [ 268 ] and seized books ...