TJA president says media to petition against controversial bill
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Wanchai Wongmeechai, president of the Thai Journalists Association, Monday said that media organisations would petition against the contentious media regulation bill with the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) this week.
The move came after NRSA's media reform committee insisted they would continue to push for the contentious media regulation bill's enactment despite the press’s call to drop the draft.
TJA president Wanchai told The Nation that the media was still discussing over how to move against the bill. Initially, representatives would meet with the NRSA this week if possible.
The veteran journalist said, however, that there were still many stages to go through before the law took effect and the media would try to act appropriately following each stage, adding that they still had time.
