Abhisit är oense med censur kommittén

[Guest Siam-Nilsson]

PM suggests censors review ban on TV ad

Bra initiativ av Abhisit tycker jag (sanningen är bra även om den svider)

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has suggested the censorship board reconsider its ban on the TV commercial "Thailand, We Apologise".

Mr Abhisit said on Monday he has watched the advertisement on the internet (YouTube link here) and he thinks its producers only had good intentions in getting their message across to the Thai people.

The prime minister said the producers wanted to instil a sense of responsibility in all Thais and encourage them to take action to correct past mistakes.

The prime minister said he has no idea why the commercial has fallen foul of the censors.

The censorship board is made up of representatives from all free TV channels.

The board has replaced the now-defunct Radio and Television Broadcasting Regulatory Board, which was under the Public Relations Department.

The commercial was produced by a group calling itself Positive Network. It is made up of members of the advertising and public relations industries along with social networks.

The commercial features scenes of riots and arson during May, clashes between security forces and protesters, and demonstrations by both the red shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship and the yellow shirt People's Alliance for Democracy.

The commercial was first screened to enthusiastic applause at an event called "Ignite Thailand" held at Lumpini Park on June 16.

The censors said the commercial has been banned because it could create conflict and there is a risk of lawsuits being filed by parties affected by the riots.

Mr Abhisit said he has discussed the matter with PM's Office Minister Ong-art Klampaibul, who is in charge of state media.

Mr Abhisit said the censors should step forward to offer an explanation of why they have banned the advertisement.

They should listen to the voices of others and review their decision, Mr Abhisit said, adding he did not think the content of the commercial had any strong political leanings.

Mr Ong-art said no government agencies have been involved in censorship of TV commercials.

Mr Ong-art said the disbandment of government censors followed complaints of heavy state interference.

It is agreed that censorship responsibilities rest with members of the censorship board from each television channel who decide for themselves if commercials break the law, Mr Ong-art said.

He said open-minded judgement and tolerance towards different views will help create a good atmosphere in the country.

He said he has raised the matter with the censorship board and they said the ban on the commercial is their collective decision.

The board has told the producer of the advertisement to "correct it" and resubmit it for approval, Mr Ong-art said, adding that he has watched it and he saw nothing amiss.

Bhanu Inkawat, previously a well-known advertiser and founder of the Positive Network, said the producer will make changes to the commercial so it can gain approval to go on air.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/186906/pm-suggests-censors-review-ban-on-tv-ad

[Guest Siam-Nilsson]

Nu har censur-kommittén ändrat sig - Filmen är inte förbjuden längre - Den ska bara klippas ner och redigeras om för att inte någon tittare ska uppröras.

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Controversial ad 'not banned'

Published: 21/07/2010 at 12:00 AM

Newspaper section: News

The censorship board has denied banning the controversial TV commercial "Thailand, We Apologise", saying it was in the process of correcting the advert before allowing it to be aired.

Certain scenes in the commercial, lasting about 20 seconds, would be cut because they were deemed to be inappropriate and could be against the law, the board said in a statement released yesterday.The producers of the advert submitted it to the board for approval on June 21 and on June 28 they reported to the board about changes they had made to to correct some parts that the board had said were against the law.

The board said the producers were now in the process of correcting the problematic parts of the commercial and would then resubmit it for approval.

Scenes to be removed include those of protesters torching public property [on May 19], security officers holding weapons and getting ready to fire them, some pornographic images, some deemed offensive to religious institutions, images of protesters [both yellow shirts and red shirts] gathering in political rallies in a way that might trigger a state of unrest or affect national unity or internal security.

Even without the approval of the censors, trailers for the commercial have been screened at certain events and released to some TV programmes that agreed to air the advert to help promote it.

The commercial was first screened to enthusiastic applause at an event called "Ignite Thailand" held at Lumpini Park on June 16.

The 150-second long original version of the commercial has been uploaded onto the internet and has been viewed by large numbers of people.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Monday he has suggested the censorship board reconsider banning the TV ad.

He said he has watched it and thinks its producers only had good intentions in getting their message across to the Thai people.

The producers of the advert said last week they were shocked to learn that it had been banned.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/187070/controversial-ad-not-banned

[Guest Siam-Nilsson]

Speakerrösten uppmanar till eftertanke och att de inblandade

som har agerat fel också ska be landet Thailand om ursäkt.

En sådan tillrättavisande pik går knappast hem i alla läger.

När informationsfilmen eller "reklamfilmen" för TV

är fördigstympad, ja då blir det intressant att få se vilken del eller om

alla tre av inslagen nedan har raderats bort.

De rödas missgärningar lär nog inte tas bort, tror jag.

1. Militären som skjuter rakt mot de röda demostrantern.

2. De gula demonstranterna som olagligen ockuperade flygplatsen.

3. Parlamentarikerna som slåss i parlamentet.

[Guest Isan Lover]

Speakerrösten uppmanar till eftertanke och att de inblandade

som har agerat fel också ska be landet Thailand om ursäkt.

En sådan tillrättavisande pik går knappast hem i alla läger.

När informationsfilmen eller "reklamfilmen" för TV

är fördigstympad, ja då blir det intressant att få se vilken del eller om

alla tre av inslagen nedan har raderats bort.

De rödas missgärningar lär nog inte tas bort, tror jag.

1. Militären som skjuter rakt mot de röda demostrantern.

2. De gula demonstranterna som olagligen ockuperade flygplatsen.

3. Parlamentarikerna som slåss i parlamentet.

Hej

Ja det blir verkligen något att se fram emot, jag skulle tro att du ligger bra till i att få rätt i dina gissningar om vad som anses vara skadligt för det Thailändska folket.

Men dom som gillar apishit tror säkert att du gissar helt fel.

Mvh Isan Lover

[Guest Siam-Nilsson]

Hej

Ja det blir verkligen något att se fram emot, jag skulle tro att du ligger bra till i att få rätt i dina gissningar om vad som anses vara skadligt för det Thailändska folket.

Men dom som gillar apishit tror säkert att du gissar helt fel.

Mvh Isan Lover

-Ja, jag kanske rent av gissar jag rätt denna gång, vi får se.

Vad det gäller herr Abhisit så utryckte han faktiskt ett ogillande till att filmen

blev bannad från att visas i TV. Detta ska han ha "cred" för tycker jag.

Vi får väl se om han även ogillar censur-redigeringen av filmen.