THAI RATH CARRADINE PICS: MORE FALLOUT

Condemnation of Thai Rath's decision on Saturday to publish what they claim to be a crime scene photo from the death of David Carradine has continued around the world.
There is much doubt about whether the picture is genuine. The upmarket Nai Lert Park hotel where Carradine's body was found is refusing to confirm or deny if the image depicts one of their suites. Thai Rath remains equally silent about its sources, as does the Royal Thai Police about whether this image is genuine.
Thailand's most popular newspaper has been branded "sick" and "sensationalist" for its decision to publish the pictures on Saturday, however to those in Thailand their coverage is nothing out of the ordinary. Yesterday's front page, for example, showed blood-spattered bodies from the latest terror attack in the south of the Kingdom.
Thailand remains in the spotlight with the appearance online on Tuesday of a photograph that appears to show Carradine's body during the autopsy. U.S. website The Examiner.Com, commenting on the leaking of a photograph which appears to show Carradine's body during the autopsy, said: "Thailand gets plenty of money from American tourism dollars. Perhaps the Government of Thailand should address how this happened or we Americans should stop visiting." At this time I believe no Thai publication has published this new picture.
What is ultimately apparent, regardless of whether this image is proved to be real or a fake, is that ethics and standards of decency within Thailand's media are so very different to other parts of the world.

UPDATE: June 11, 2009: Thai Rath publishes details of a g-string found in Carradine's room. See HERE.