What makes the World go round
- Published: 24/10/2010 at 03:56 AM
- Newspaper section: News
On Oct 20, Reporters without Borders published its latest world press freedom index. In it, Thailand is ranked 153rd out of 178 countries. We're sandwiched between two former Soviet satellites most Thais have never heard of, Belarus and Azerbaijan. More familiar to us is Cambodia, ranked 128th.
Think about it. In this context, the country under the regime of Premier Hun Sen has more freedom than the nation whose moniker literally translates to ''Land of the Free''.
The UK's Guardian newspaper recently published a story about how Southeast Asian governments - Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, the Philippines and Thailand - are following in the footsteps of China in the ''authoritarian censorship of the digital world''.
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About the author
- Writer: Voranai Vanijaka
- Position: Political and Social Commentator
