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Thailand: Preliminary court date set in case of slain photographer Fabio Polenghi

By Siam Voices Thu, May 17, 2012 10:57PM UTC View Comments

By Lisa Gardner Eyewitnesses have come forward in the case of slain Italian photographer Fabio Polenghi, his sister said today, ensuring that his case will be heard before Thai courts. On May 19, 2010, during street violence which would claim some 91 lives, the freelance photographer was killed as he ran to escape live rounds fire. ...

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Thank you for the whitewash, Thailand

By Siam Voices Sun, Apr 10, 2011 12:19PM UTC View Comments

A farewell service for late Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto held in Tokyo last year. Pic: AP.

By Dan Waites “Thank you, Thailand” was the headline on the front of yesterday’s edition of The Nation above an “exclusive interview” with Japanese ambassador to Thailand, Seiji Kojima. The story opened as follows: The Japanese ambassador to Thailand has these special words for the Thai people: “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”...

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Thailand: The MP, the investigator and the masseuse

By Siam Voices Mon, Mar 21, 2011 11:44PM UTC View Comments

Red shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan. Pic: AP.

By Dan Waites As Bangkok Pundit blogged earlier today, Tharit Pengdit, the chief of Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI), is doing everything he can to put red shirt leader and opposition MP Jatuporn Prompan back in jail. Following last week’s censure debate, in which Jatuporn accused the government of colluding to kill people, Tharit...

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Thailand journalist death: More criticism of DSI probe

By Siam Voices Thu, Mar 03, 2011 9:00AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut The most recent findings of Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) that the death of Japanese cameraman Hiro Muramoto during the clashes in Bangkok last April was not caused by the military draws more criticism (see our most recent coverage here and here). Both the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reuters have voiced...

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Can a Thai govt agency really absolve the government?

By Siam Voices Tue, Mar 01, 2011 8:38PM UTC View Comments

by James Goyder The investigation into the shooting of Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto is already being described as a ‘whitewash‘ but in many ways the findings are utterly predictable. The army, who were originally accused of the shooting, are a group which is representative of, answerable to and ultimately controlled by the government. As the...

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