Broadcasters feel a chill

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Broadcast journalists in Thailand are accusing the government of attempting to intimidate the media and prevent critical statements from airing. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was recently acquitted on graft charges, and reports pertaining to the case were allegedly suppressed by police intervention.

Radio and Television Broadcasting, Radio & TV Broadcasting, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Civil Rights, Cases, Broadcasting industry, Broadcasting, Freedom of the press, Censorship, Broadcast journalism

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Thaksin buoyed by victory

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Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted of graft charges, and now he must demonstrate that his populist financial plan can turn the economy around. Some economists are skeptical that economic reform will actually take place, as Thailand struggles with slowing growth and drops in demand and investments.

Government domestic functions, Economic Programs, Administration of Economic Programs, Economic policy, Economic development

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Panel charges audit exaggerated bank's financial woes: opposition calls Krung Thai report a whitewash amid renewed push for no-confidence debate

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The Thai government-appointed panel investigating the Krung Thai Bank said that an earlier report by auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers exaggerated the bank's financial problems. However, opposition politicians claimed that the panel's report is a whitewash to cover up the bank's mismanagement. The bank was managed for seven years until Jan 1999 by the Thai Finance Minister's brother, Sirin Nimmanahaeminda. The five-man panel was headed by former central bank governor Kamchorb Sathirakul.

Commercial Banks, Commercial Banking, Banking industry, Investigations, Krung Thai Bank Ltd.

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