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[Intelligence and regional media circles in Bangkok are looking for answers to at least a couple of questions that intrigue them. How did Selvarasa Pathmanathan alias “KP” fall into the hands of one of the governments that had been after him for years so shortly after picking up the mantle of his fallen leader Prabhakaran?]

BP: Interesting article looking at reporting on the story.

asiantribune.com/...kp-the-short-lived-tiger-chief - Preview

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[Thailand has undergone a quiet revolution as satellite broadcasters and the Internet have challenged traditional broadcast outlets to lead the political debate. There are concerns the government now wants to undercut these new challengers.
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"The ability to broadcast a signal over the Internet outside Thailand, so that it could be uploaded legally to a satellite, and that really made a huge change because the government didn't have the legal means to control that," he said. "Suddenly you had a level of political debate on television you had never seen before." ]

BP: That is a quote from Baker. It is not just broadcasting over the internet, but also the internet itself which provides more access to information.

www.voanews.com/...2009-07-08-voa18.cfm - Preview

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Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said he plans to improve television Channel 11 but vowed not to interview the work of the media. He said the station will be politically-neutral and will not support the government. [BP: He can't make it any worse!]

www.bangkokpost.com/...breakingnews.php - Preview

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"As someone working for a government-owned station, I am ready to do as the government wishes," he said. [BP: Isn't this the essence of the problem with the Public Relations Department?]

www.bangkokpost.com/...breakingnews.php - Preview

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Bangkok Post...with other members of the media, is constantly reminding us of the vital role a free press plays in a democracy & yet, whether through incompetence, laziness or collusion, it fails to follow up on stories & hold the government accountable.

www.bangkokpost.com/...08Oct2007_news20.php - Preview

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"Thaksin may be gone, but Thai press freedom remains illusive as it is up against a new group of oppressors." I wonder how this new group of oppressors will take to this article.

nationmultimedia.com/...national_30023147.php - Preview

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