Thailand has suspended the broadcast license held by the satellite-based Peace TV led by red-shirt leaders for 30 days because its two recent programmes were deemed detrimental to national security.
Thailand has suspended the broadcast license held by the satellite-based Peace TV led by red-shirt leaders for 30 days. (Photo: nationmultimedia.com)
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand hassuspended the broadcast license of the satellite-based Peace TV led byred-shirt leaders for 30 days because two recent programmes aired by thestation were deemed detrimental to national security.
The National Broadcasting andTelecommunications Commission (NBTC) secretary-general Takorn Tantasith saidthe commission has ordered the suspension of the Peace TV’s broadcast licenseas it broke conditions earlier agreed with the NBTC.
In April 2015, the NBTC revoked the TV’slicense but the court later allowed it to continue broadcasting.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-chasaid on August 10 that the suspension has nothing to do with the Government’sattempt to block supporters of former PM Yingluck Shinawatra from coming to herfinal judgment later this month.
Yingluck was charged of negligence overher management of the rice subsidy scheme and if found guilty, she will face upto ten years in prison and a seizure of assets worth 35 billion THB for thescheme’s losses.-VNA
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Thailand has suspended the broadcast license held by the satellite-based Peace TV led by red-shirt leaders for 30 days. (Photo: nationmultimedia.com) 
