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	DSI director-general Tarit Pengdith said he would take legal action because unjustified causing of loud noise was a criminal offence as per Article 370 of the Penal Code.</div>
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	If found guilty, an offender faces a fine of up to Bt100.</div>
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	Whistle-blowing protesters might also face a charge of humiliating others in public. The offence is punishable by a jail term of no more than one month and a fine of up to Bt1,000.</div>
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DSI to crack down on 'disruptive' whistle protests

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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

DSI to crack down on 'disruptive' whistle protests

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has instructed its officials to promptly report on anti-government protesters who blow whistles, on grounds that the practice is disruptive to officials' work.

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