PRESS FREEDOM IMPROVES IN THAILAND

The Reporters Without Borders Annual World Press Freedom Index has been released, and Thailand's ranking has risen to 124th from last year's 135th.
Iceland, Norway and Luxembourg are ranked top of the list with the most free media whereas Eritrea is ranked bottom of the pile. The United Kingdom is ranked in joint 23rd place and the United States in joint 36th place.
In 2002 Thailand was listed in 65th place although the report now includes more countries. The blocking of news websites has been cited in previous reports as just one reason for Thailand's comparative low global ranking, which is behind countries such as Algeria, Angola, Venezuela and Indonesia.
The 2008 report can be seen here.