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Friday, January 30, 2009

TROUBLE AGAIN FOR THE ECONOMIST ?

I wonder if The Economist could face problems again this week?
A story about the Kingdom's alleged mis-treatment of the Rohingya refugees contains two references to the monarchy that could be deemed unacceptable under Thailand's lèse majesté laws.
A good indicator of potential problems seems to be whether you would expect to read such comments in a Thai-based newspaper or magazine. The answer in this case is a definitely is no.
There is no news from the publisher or distributor, but having seen events of recent weeks it wouldn't be a surprise to me if copies don't make it to the shelves or to subscribers.

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