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Thailands styre lukker tv-station
Thailands militærregime overtog i dag kontrollen med landets eneste uafhæn­gige tv-station, og siger, at den bli­ver taget af æteren midlertidigt. Årsa­gen er, at stationen ikke har betalt licens svarende til 16 mia. kr.

Regeringen meddelte allerede i sidste uge, at den vil­le inddrage stationen iTV's licens i dag, hvor tidsfristen udløb for at betale de skyldige beløb.

ITV, der oversat betyder uafhængigt tv, kontrolleredes engang af tidligere premierminister Thaksin Shinawatra, som blev afsat ved et kup i september.

Militæret byttede Thaksin ud med premierminister Surayud Chulanont, der i første omgang lovede, at iTV kunne fortsætte med at sende uden afbrydelse trods det forventede magtskifte.

"Det er min intention at have frie medier, men hvis der er juridiske problemer, så er vi nødt til at gøre det rette," siger han.
 
Vagn B
Juntaens jernnæve bliver stadig tydeligere. I Bangkok Post (
http://www.bangko...?id=117246
) bekræftes det at, det drejer sig om kæmpeformue (½% af bruttonationalproduktet), formentlig vilkårlig sat af juntaen under påskud af manglende licens, reelt for at kvæle en ikke juntakontrolleret TV-kanal.
 
ubon lynge
2.8 billion bath det er store tal de leger med der nede, uha uha uhaShock
Ubon.

Pibe
 
Torbusa
ITV lukker fordi der skyldes 2.2 mia bath i licens,derudover skal der betales boeder for 135 mill.bath for overtraedelse af concessionen med hensyn til programvalg.
ITV var Thaksin's mere eller mindre private tv station,som han havde forfordelt hvad angaar at betale licens,desuden fyrede han mange af stationens medarbejdere i starten fordi de bragte meddelser fra oppositionen.
Det var saa absolut ikke en fri demokratisk station.

Og jeg tror ikke mange der foelger med i politikken herude,der oensker Thaksin tilbage og hans form for Thaksinocrazy.

Stationen aabner muligvis snart igen med en ny ejer,lige nu ejer staten stationen,fordi de beslaglaegger alt idag kl.24.00
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det bliver underligt når den ikke mere kører i baggrunden (hæ hæ)
nå ok, det er nu lidt synd Wink
 
selvom regeringen har overtaget itv så kører den endnu vidre, som før.
jeg kunne ikke finde noget på dansk

(BangkokPost.com)
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont on Wednesday told joyous iTV workers to stay on the job and to keep the station broadcasting.

Gen Surayud gave the order after the Council of State ruled that the government takeover of iTV was legal, and ordered the transfer of its assets to the Public Relations Department.

The Central Administrative Court, meanwhile, was working on a decision after iTV staff asked it to reverse the government order to take iTV off the air on Tuesday at midnight.

Staff defied the regime and kept the station on the air.

There were scenes of joy among iTV staff and a large crowd that gathered on Wednesday to support the station and its staff.

The order by Gen Surayud was a major setback to his PM's Office Minister Khunying Dhipavadee Meksawan, who had surprised everyone with the order to close the station last weekend. She said it would have to stop broadcasting for a short time to srutinise and legalise paperwork and station contracts.

The government then ordered iTV staff to end broadcasting last night at midnight. At least one newspaper and some foreign news agencies even reported prominently that it had already closed.

But the station never stopped broadcasting.

Staff defied the government order and kept it on the air overnight and through the day, although with crossed fingers as they awaited the court verdict. They thought they had only an outside chance of winning, and in fact were ready to close the station this evening if the court ordered.

The Council of State also ruled the name of the station should be changed to TITV, for "Thai iTV".

The Council of State's ruling meant that employees will effectively be working for the PRD as of one minute after midnight on Thursday morning.

Gen Surayud as late as Tuesday had said that the 1,010 staff would be given a three-month severance payment, although many expect to be rehired and to stay on at the station when the government takes over.
 
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