GOVT DEPLORES FOREIGN MEDIA COVERAGE, BBC COVERAGE BLOCKED

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GOVT DEPLORES FOREIGN MEDIA COVERAGE, BBC COVERAGE BLOCKED

Post by DuiDui » October 17, 2016, 8:20 am

..sorry to post this but..it's getting worse..

BANGKOK — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement Saturday night “deploring” foreign media who allegedly misreported the number of Thais gathered to mourn the death of an individual Adulyadej.

The Saturday statement, which did not identify any media outlet specifically, deplored “some big foreign media” for reporting that “thousands” of Thais had gathered to mourn the loss of His Majesty an individual at the Grand Palace.

The statement said the “actual number was much higher noting that “hundreds of thousands” lined the route from Siriraj Hospital to the Grand Palace.

It described the alleged discrepency between thousands at the palace and hundreds of thousands along the route as “manipulative and provocative.”





“It has been found that some big foreign media have been reporting erroneous or false information and accusations that are of a manipulative and provocative nature.”

It continued:

“Such practices are not only unethical but also unprofessional, insensitive to the feelings of the Thai people and offensive towards Thai cultural traditions.”

It also said the number of people from all over the country expected to arrive in Bangkok to pay their tribute to the late individual would be in the millions.

The complaint comes amid heightened scrutiny and apparent censorship of the news media, with indications foreign broadcasts are being monitored and interrupted at will.

After the announcement of an individual’s death Thursday evening, all television channels including foreign networks such as the BBC were replaced with government-produced footage eulogizing an individual.

BBC correspondent Jonathan Head confirmed their coverage about Thailand had been blocked in the country several times ever since.

“Whenever reporting on Thailand comes up our transmissions are blocked. Just now when I was reporting live,” Head told Khaosod English Sunday.



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Re: GOVT DEPLORES FOREIGN MEDIA COVERAGE, BBC COVERAGE BLOCKED

Post by DuiDui » October 17, 2016, 9:00 am

Soory didn't the whole post...here's the link:

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/ ... e-blocked/

Very sorry to miss this,please forgive me.

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