Thailand’s media, harshly muzzled by the May 22, 2014 coup that ended representative democracy in Thailand, has turned away from any criticism of those in power. Instead, the press recently has fallen back on softer stories.
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One of the softest is the Top Ten list of the most “able” women of Thailand., first published on the women's section of an entertai…
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Thailand\u2019s media, harshly muzzled by the May 22, 2014 coup that ended representative democracy in Thailand, has turned away from any criticism of those in power. Instead, the press recently has fallen back on softer stories.
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