NYT banned in Thailand for a day
Q. Local printer of which International paper has not published 22nd September’s edition in Thailand on account of too sensitive to print information in the country -- Published on 23 Sep 15a. Washington Post
b. New York Times
c. Guardian
d. None of the above
ANSWER: New York Times
Local printer of International NYT has not published 22nd September’s edition in Thailand because of sensitive information regarding the royal family. The article in the issue discussed the declining health of 87 year old King Bhumibol Adulyadej published on front page of the Asia editions . Strict lese majeste laws have made criticism of the royal family punishable by close to a decade and half in prison. There have been significant increase in convictions in respect of this law since military seized power from civilian government in May 2014.
