links for 2007-01-17

• Global Voices Online » Bangladesh: State of emergency, bloggers as information source
  Great post from Rezwan. Title is self-explanatory...
  (tags: globalvoices bangladesh freespeech blogging blogs)
• Thai junta censoring CNN’s interview with Thaksin « southeast asian press alliance
  "Thailand’s military leaders on 15 January moved to block CNN broadcasts of the cable network’s exclusive interview with deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.."
  (tags: censorship freespeech tv thailand internet)
• Thai website censorship jumps by more than 500% since coup! « FACT - Freedom Against Censorship Thailand
  "No identification of websites blocked has ever been disclosed to the public nor do these government agencies disclose which criteria they use to block."
  (tags: thailand internet censorship freespeech)

Comments

[mahathir_fan]

my instinct about the coup is coming true. i didn't trust the coup in the first place. the coup government should put Thaksin on trial if Thaksin had done any wrong - not scare him out of the country.

not that i am a thaksin fan myself.
the country is too screwed up. thailand actually has many beautiful places to visit, but vice(prostitution) is still a major draw for a significant number of male tourist. prostitution was rampant 16 years ago, and still is today. it seem like the government simply does not wish to get rid of it. that's a reflection of their ethics. money overrides principles.