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Abolish the Printing Act

8 Nov 2011 at 00:00

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The Printing Act was written during the ordeal of the recent military junta. It was presented as a sublime, helpful version of the 1941 Printing Act _ the now-abolished draconian law used by dictators through past decades to stifle, threaten and shut down the Thai media. The military regime of 2006 felt is was necessary to "update" the 1941 law.

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