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Watanya calls for self-regulation by media, opposes proposed bill or govt oversight

May 02, 2023

A Democrat Party executive on Tuesday suggested self-regulation of the media by a peer group instead of having a new law or by the government.

Voice TV suspended for 15 days for airing ‘provocative’ content

February 12, 2019

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) issued an administrative order suspending the operation of digital TV broadcaster Voice TV for 15 days for allegedly airing provocative content.

Another blow to press freedom

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 05, 2018

Filipino news website Rappler is under attack again for contradicting and criticising an intolerant president

Ruling against Reuters reporters severe blow to Myanmar press freedom: CAJ president

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2018

The seven-year jail sentence handed down on two Reuters journalists in Myanmar on Monday is a big step backwards for press freedom and a travesty of justice in the country, Thepchai Yong, president of the Confederation of Asean Journalists [CAJ] said on Tuesday.

Press freedom group urges Suu Kyi to free Reuters reporters

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 03, 2018

Paris - Reporters Without Borders called Monday on Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to free two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years in a case seen as a major blow for press freedom.

Journalists’ bodies up in arms over NBTC’s suspension order for Peace TV

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018

THE THAI JOURNALISTS Association (TJA) and the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association (Thai BJA) yesterday called for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to review its recent order to suspend the broadcast of the red-shirt Peace TV.

Junta urged to revoke orders that curb press freedom

THURSDAY, MAY 03, 2018

THE THAI Journalists Association (TJA) yesterday called on the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to revoke at least three of their absolute orders which have hindered freedom of the press and people’s liberties for almost four years since it came to power.

Press freedom under threat from Trump, China, Russia: watchdog

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018

Press freedom around the world is under threat from a triple whammy of US President Donald Trump, Russia and China's bid to crush all dissent, a media watchdog said Wednesday.

Junta critics ‘weeded out’, says journalist who quit TV job

TUESDAY, APRIL 03, 2018

Veteran journalist Vanchai Tantivitayapitak posted on Facebook on Monday that the ruling junta has a “report card” for each and every critic who is influential on social media, and will pay them a visit after a certain limit was reached.

Threats, arrests as Myanmar backtracks on press freedom: CPJ

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) yesterday in a report blamed Myanmar for backtracking on press freedom and said it has threatened, arrested and denied access to journalists in the country.

Media self-regulation ‘can be effective’

SATURDAY, JULY 08, 2017

WESTERN COUNTRIES with press freedom and corruption-free societies are living proof that the self-regulation of media can be effective, an international seminar on self-regulation has heard.

Media could seek Constitutional Court ruling on regulatory law if it felt charter was being breache

MONDAY, MAY 08, 2017

Chief charter-drafter Meechai Ruchupan suggested on Monday that the media should bring the controversial media regulatory law before the Constitutional Court if it suspected that the law contradicted the recently promulgated Constitution.

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