Economist magazine blocked in Thailand again (previous issue had been banned)

[Coventina]

Source: Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Economist's distributors in Thailand are refusing to circulate the current affairs magazine for a second week running because of an article critical of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and the army.

The article, entitled 'A sad slide backwards', takes Thailand to task for its "astoundingly callous" handling of 1,000 Muslim Rohingya migrants from Myanmar, 500 of whom are feared to have died after being towed out to sea by the army and cast adrift.

"Our distributor in Thailand has decided not to distribute The Economist this week due to our coverage being sensitive," the weekly's Hong Kong spokesman, Ian Fok, said Friday.

A spokesman for the distributor, Asia Books, was not immediately available for comment. A police spokesman said he was unaware of any official ban.



Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE50T2DE20090130

[GodlessBiker]

1. Fascist pigs. When will they learn?