1. SIS 645
International Communication & Cultural Policy
Audra Gustin

3. Legislative Controls:
 2005 Executive Decree on Public
Administration in Emergency
Situations
 1941 Printing Act, modified 2007
 Lèse-majesté laws
 2007 Computer Crimes Act,
replaced with Cyber Security
Operations Centre

4.  "Emergency situation" means a situation,
which affects or may affect the public
order of the people or endangers the
security of the State or may cause the
country or any part of the country to fall
into a state of difficulty… pursuant to
which it is necessary to enact emergency
measures to preserve the democratic
regime of government with the King as
Head of State of the Kingdom of
Thailand…
 Section 9. …the Prime Minister shall have
the power to issue the following
Regulations:…
 (3) to prohibit the press release,
distribution or dissemination of letters,
publications or any means of
communication containing texts which
may instigate fear amongst the people or
is intended to distort information which
misleads understanding of the emergency
situation to the extent of affecting the
security of state or public order or good
moral of the people both in the area or
locality where an emergency situation has
been declared or the entire Kingdom.

6.  More proactive communications
policy: positive engagement of the
government with oppositional
media.
 incorporating reactionary media into
governmental structures coopts their
fervor
 re-integrate Thaksin political supporters
back into the moderate political arena
 Promised regulatory board for
broadcasting must be
implemented
 allow for civil society to gain legitimate
foothold in popular media, while still
under the governmental purvey