THAILAND

Bangkok Post-June 4

Last week’s fast junta action over an item posted on a website showed questionable judgement by the officers involved from the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). A 21-year-old Cambodian and six Thais were arrested and charged with serious offences concerning national security and public order. Authorities called the article “fake news” but that description itself is highly contentious. The main problem is that the case proceeded merely because Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha was offended.

Read more at: https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1478321/a-dodgy-fake-news-hunt

First published in: Bangkok Post