If you want to see how easy it is for the government to try to control the upcoming election results, read this:
"The People Power Party yesterday threatened legal action against the Television Advertising Censorship Board after it refused on Friday to sanction a party message. The board told the party it first needed Election Commission (EC) approval for the campaign spot.
Party secretary-general Surapong Suebwonglee yesterday said it would ask for board approval again today. If refused, it will go to court. He argued that while an Election Act has been announced, the law would take effect only following a royal decree setting a poll date.
"The board might be misunderstanding this point, but it cannot use misunderstanding as a legal excuse,'' he said. He said the party submitted the ad for approval on Friday and the board rejected it with the recommendation for commission sanction. He insisted the party would not approach the commission.
Party leader Samak Sundaravej addressed supporters on Friday at Sanam Luang and spoke out against the decision, saying it was totally unfair."
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/10/15...cs_30052446.php
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PPP political ad for TV is rejected
Started by Gene, Oct 15 2007 10:30 AM
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Posted 15 October 2007 - 11:31 AM
One of the main complaints against Thaksin's abuse of power was the way in which he manipulated the entire network of Thai TV to propagandize his regime. In a country where the great mass of people use TV as their news source, controlling programming is real power, especially in national elections.
As Prime Minister, Thaksin was obviously in a position to greatly influence what news was being reported on the government controlled stations, most of which are run by the Army. Thaksin made sure to buy the only "independent" one, ITV, to get a lock on the system. The 1997 Constitution was supposed to prevent that kind of monopoly on the mass media, except nobody ever bothered to implement it - including the Democrats from 1998 to 2001, before Thaksin took over and made it his own.
It's comes as no surprise, therefore, if the folks now in charge of the airwaves, who are career people from the Army anyway, are up to the same old tricks of trying to control what the Thai people see on TV. They probably want to do the same to the internet, if they have the chance to, before it outruns or outguns them with technology.
Spend a few hours flicking through the channels on Thai-language TV and you'll see what I mean. The BBC it ain't. Pravda in the old days under Joe Stalin was probably a lot more like it.
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As Prime Minister, Thaksin was obviously in a position to greatly influence what news was being reported on the government controlled stations, most of which are run by the Army. Thaksin made sure to buy the only "independent" one, ITV, to get a lock on the system. The 1997 Constitution was supposed to prevent that kind of monopoly on the mass media, except nobody ever bothered to implement it - including the Democrats from 1998 to 2001, before Thaksin took over and made it his own.
It's comes as no surprise, therefore, if the folks now in charge of the airwaves, who are career people from the Army anyway, are up to the same old tricks of trying to control what the Thai people see on TV. They probably want to do the same to the internet, if they have the chance to, before it outruns or outguns them with technology.
Spend a few hours flicking through the channels on Thai-language TV and you'll see what I mean. The BBC it ain't. Pravda in the old days under Joe Stalin was probably a lot more like it.
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Posted 16 October 2007 - 06:09 PM
"The 'For the Motherland' party Tuesday appealed to the television advertising watchdog to allow it to air a banned election campaign advert that has been purged of its controversial message.
Party spokesman Wachiramon Kunakasemthanawat said the Television Advertising Censorship Board approved two of its three adverts, which were to be broadcast yesterday afternoon. One advert focused on low-income people while the other dealt with policies on Bangkok.
However, the third advert on national reconciliation was banned because the board considered it likely to divide society, he said. The party has since edited the offending advert and resubmitted it to the board, Wachiramon said."
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingne...newsid=30052652
Party spokesman Wachiramon Kunakasemthanawat said the Television Advertising Censorship Board approved two of its three adverts, which were to be broadcast yesterday afternoon. One advert focused on low-income people while the other dealt with policies on Bangkok.
However, the third advert on national reconciliation was banned because the board considered it likely to divide society, he said. The party has since edited the offending advert and resubmitted it to the board, Wachiramon said."
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingne...newsid=30052652
