382
Thailand
Pirongrong Ramasoota, “ Internet Politics in Thailand after the 2006 Coup: Regulation by Code
and a Contested Ideological Terrain, ” chapter 5 in this volume.
28. Thai Criminal Code B.E. 2499 (1956), Article 112. Unoffi cial English translation is available
at http://www.samuiforsale.com/Law-Texts/thailand-penal-code.html .
29. Somboon Suksamran, Buddhism and Politics in Thailand . Singapore: Institute of Southeast
Asian Studies, 1982.
30. Siriphon Kusonsinwut, Sawatree Suksri, and Oraphin Yingyongpathana, “ Situational Report
on Control and Censorship of Online Media, through the Use of Laws and the Imposition of
Thai State Policies, ” iLaw , http://ilaw.or.th/node/632 .
31. Ibid.
32. Ibid.
33. Peter Leyland, “ The Struggle for Freedom of Expression in Thailand: Media Moguls, the King,
Citizen Politics and the Law, ” Journal of Media Law 2, no. 1 (2010): 115 – 137.
34. “ Thailand: Moviegoer Faces Prison for Sitting during Anthem, ” New York Times , April 24,
2008, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506E1DF1E31F937A15757C0A96E9C8B
63 & fta=y .
35. For further details on l è se-majest é in Thailand, see Pirongrong Ramasoota, “ Internet Politics
in Thailand after the 2006 Coup: Regulation by Code and a Contested Ideological Terrain, ”
chapter 5 in this volume; see also Shawn W. Crispin, “Internet Freedom on Trial in Thailand,”
Committee to Protect Journalists, February 5, 2011, http://www.cpj.org/blog/2011/02/internet
-freedom-on-trial-in-thailand.php ; Simon Montlake, “Web Site Editor’s Trail in Thailand a Test
Case for Media Freedom,” Christian Science Monitor, February 4, 2011, http://www.csmonitor.com/
World/Asia-Pacifi c/2011/0204/Website-editor-s-trial-in-Thailand-a-test-case-for-media-freedom .
36. For instance, Freedom against Censorship Thailand (FACT), an NGO that advocates on
freedom of expression online, has offered free downloads of circumvention software on their
Web site. See http://facthai.wordpress.com/links/softwares/ .
37. Pirongrong Ramasoota, “ State Surveillance, Privacy and Social Control in Thailand (1358 –
1997), ” 2000, PhD dissertation, Simon Fraser University, Canada.
38. “ Data-Interception Technology Sparks Privacy vs Safety Arguments, ” Bangkok Post , January
21, 2010, http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/31829 .
39. Richard Frost, “ Thai Stocks, Baht Slump on King ’ s Health Speculation, ” Bloomberg, http://
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive & sid=aWSLmdQccvyo.
40. In this incident, two stock brokers were arrested and charged with spreading online rumors
on two online forums, http://prathathaiwebboard.co.th and http://sameskywebboard.co.th ,
about the king ’ s deteriorating health. Their postings led to the panic selling in the local stock
market in November 2009. The Computer Crime Act allows action against computer users spreading information deemed detrimental to national security or false information that could cause
Thailand
Pirongrong Ramasoota, “ Internet Politics in Thailand after the 2006 Coup: Regulation by Code
and a Contested Ideological Terrain, ” chapter 5 in this volume.
28. Thai Criminal Code B.E. 2499 (1956), Article 112. Unoffi cial English translation is available
at http://www.samuiforsale.com/Law-Texts/thailand-penal-code.html .
29. Somboon Suksamran, Buddhism and Politics in Thailand . Singapore: Institute of Southeast
Asian Studies, 1982.
30. Siriphon Kusonsinwut, Sawatree Suksri, and Oraphin Yingyongpathana, “ Situational Report
on Control and Censorship of Online Media, through the Use of Laws and the Imposition of
Thai State Policies, ” iLaw , http://ilaw.or.th/node/632 .
31. Ibid.
32. Ibid.
33. Peter Leyland, “ The Struggle for Freedom of Expression in Thailand: Media Moguls, the King,
Citizen Politics and the Law, ” Journal of Media Law 2, no. 1 (2010): 115 – 137.
34. “ Thailand: Moviegoer Faces Prison for Sitting during Anthem, ” New York Times , April 24,
2008, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506E1DF1E31F937A15757C0A96E9C8B
63 & fta=y .
35. For further details on l è se-majest é in Thailand, see Pirongrong Ramasoota, “ Internet Politics
in Thailand after the 2006 Coup: Regulation by Code and a Contested Ideological Terrain, ”
chapter 5 in this volume; see also Shawn W. Crispin, “Internet Freedom on Trial in Thailand,”
Committee to Protect Journalists, February 5, 2011, http://www.cpj.org/blog/2011/02/internet
-freedom-on-trial-in-thailand.php ; Simon Montlake, “Web Site Editor’s Trail in Thailand a Test
Case for Media Freedom,” Christian Science Monitor, February 4, 2011, http://www.csmonitor.com/
World/Asia-Pacifi c/2011/0204/Website-editor-s-trial-in-Thailand-a-test-case-for-media-freedom .
36. For instance, Freedom against Censorship Thailand (FACT), an NGO that advocates on
freedom of expression online, has offered free downloads of circumvention software on their
Web site. See http://facthai.wordpress.com/links/softwares/ .
37. Pirongrong Ramasoota, “ State Surveillance, Privacy and Social Control in Thailand (1358 –
1997), ” 2000, PhD dissertation, Simon Fraser University, Canada.
38. “ Data-Interception Technology Sparks Privacy vs Safety Arguments, ” Bangkok Post , January
21, 2010, http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/31829 .
39. Richard Frost, “ Thai Stocks, Baht Slump on King ’ s Health Speculation, ” Bloomberg, http://
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive & sid=aWSLmdQccvyo.
40. In this incident, two stock brokers were arrested and charged with spreading online rumors
on two online forums, http://prathathaiwebboard.co.th and http://sameskywebboard.co.th ,
about the king ’ s deteriorating health. Their postings led to the panic selling in the local stock
market in November 2009. The Computer Crime Act allows action against computer users spreading information deemed detrimental to national security or false information that could cause