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Why was this banned?

December 4th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · Add a Comment

This is not a new story, but an interesting one. A colleague in Thailand has sent me the link to this rather innocuous looking Phalang Prachachon (PPP) television advertisement. Apparently it is banned, or at least television stations don’t dare broadcast it. Why? Is signalling the return of Thaksin-era policies really so alarming?

Tags: Election Watch · Thailand

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