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

Thank you for the whitewash, Thailand

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

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 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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Thailand’s DSI: Cameraman not killed by soldiers during 2010 protests

By Siam Voices Sun, Feb 27, 2011 10:00AM UTC View Comments

An altar set up for the late Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto during a farewell service in Tokyo on Sunday April 18. Pic: AP.

By Saksith Saiyasombut The Department of Special Investigation has revealed new evidence regarding the death of Japanese Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto, who was killed while covering the violent clashes on April 10 last year during the red shirts protests, that re-interprets the circumstances: The army is breathing a sigh of relief after a Department of Special Investigation...

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