THAILAND - In a sign of continued resistance, red-shirt print media is starting to lift its head again, with at least four publications now available in some parts of Bangkok and beyond. However, the government appears determined to suppress them, or at least stifle the most vocal ones.
At press time yesterday, Red Power magazine editor Somyos Phrueksakasemsuk had reportedly gone into hiding. Somyos' colleague Sriatsara Titali told this writer yesterday that the editor was scheduled to speak at a symposium on the future of the media on Wednesday afternoon in Lat Phrao.
However, he allegedly fled when he heard news of some 10 plainclothes police officers keeping an eye out for him. The charge against Somyos is not clear yet, but the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) warned last week that the publishers of Red Power might be guilty of defaming the royal institution, though no evidence has been produced so far.
The future of the fortnightly magazine hangs in the balance, since according to Sriatsara, the police "shut" the printing house and the distribution office, though another red-shirt source said the officers merely "visited" it in search of the left-leaning editor.
Another new red-shirt publication is the Bt30 People's Channel weekly. Launched in August, the front page of the second edition (August 5-11) read: "We must confess, we are not sure if the government will allow us to continue. If we are not bullied by the government, we strongly believe the People's Channel will grow by leaps and bounds in a short period of time."
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