Thai Newspapers Urged to Tighten Its Management Procedures to Prevent the Recurrence of “ Mukdaharn Shooting”
December 24, 2001
BANGKOK, THAILAND -- The Press Council of Thailand has earlier this month urged local newspapers in particular those whose staffs were linked to the November 18 Mukdaharn shooting to earnestly supervise their staffs in the provinces to keep their performance strictly in line with journalistic ethics. (Continue)

Youth Group Assaulted Journalists (Indonesia)
November 1, 2001
JAKARTA -- The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Jakarta condemns members of the Ka'bah Movement Youth (GPK) for assaulting at least three journalists and preventing journalistic work at the Attorney General Office, Jakarta, October 31, 2001. (Continue)

Press Council Cautions Police on Media Abuses
September 3, 2001
BANGKOK, THAILAND -- The Press Council of Thailand, on August 28, cautioned Special Branch Police (SBP)against media interference and urged the agency to respect the spirit of the Constitution after its officers delivered warning in letters earlier this month to two local daily newspapers which carried reports deemed negative to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. (Continue)

TJA Condemns Police for Misuse of Press Law
August 8, 2001
SOURCE: Thai Journalists Association (TJA), Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND -- The Thai Journalists Association (TJA) today condemned the Special Branch Police Division (SBP) for its warning issued against two Thai-language daily newspapers, Thairath and Krungthep Turakij. In its warning, SBP said that the two dailies had violated Article 36 of the 1941 Press Act by publishing a story they deemed to be irresponsible and damaging to Thai society. (Continue)

Election Reporting Code of Conduct
By A. Lin Neumann
August 6, 2001
DILI, EAST TIMOR -- The Timor Lorosa'e Journalists' Association (TLJA) has adopted a code of conduct for its members to follow during the ongoing election campaign in East Timor. The voluntary code is an effort by TLJA to encourage its members to behave in a fair and responsible manner during the territory's first free elections. (Continue)

World Press Freedom Day Celebrated in Cambodia
May 3, 2001
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – Cambodian journalists gathered in Phnom Penh today to celebrate progress made toward press freedom in a country that once suffered under the brutal Khmer Rouge. (Continue)

Thai Radio Journalist Murdered
April 10, 2001
BANGKOK -- The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) strongly condemns the murder of Mr. Wirayudh Saengsopit, the host of a political news radio program in Surat Thani province, and demands for an urgent investigation and a clear explanation on the case to the public from the authorities. (Continue)

Pro Presiden Wahid Attack the Press
March 16, 2001
JAKARTA --The Southeast Asian Press Alliance Jakarta is very concern with your supporters’ continuous pressure on the press.
On Friday March 16, thousands of your followers seized the Parliament House compound to support you. But unfortunately they also took the opportunity to threaten “to sweep” all journalists whom they considered unfactual. (Continue)

Aceh Journalists Forced as Witnesses
March 15, 2001
JAKARTA -- The Southeast Asian Press Alliance Jakarta Office condemns Aceh Police for terrorising and forcing a number of journalists in the capital of Aceh Province - Banda Aceh - today (March 15) to be witnesses of a rape case. The reporters were in no way involved with the case. Their only connection was their presence in press conferences on the incident. (Continue)

SEAPA Calls on PM Thaksin to Affirm Support for Press Freedom
iTV Firings “deeply disturbing”
Febuary 9, 2001
BANGKOK -- The Southeast Asian Press Alliance expressed concern today over the recent firing of 23 employees of Thailand television station iTV , which is controlled by the telecommunications company new Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra founded, and called on Thaksin to affirm his support for press freedom and distance himself from conflicts of interest. (Continue)

Letter about iTV
Febuary 9, 2001
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is greatly concerned over the summary dismissal of 23 staff members of the iTV television station on 7 February, apparently for expressing their worries over the independence of news coverage by the station. Given that iTV is controlled by the company you founded, Shin Corporation Plc., the incident raises grave questions about the independence of Thai media under your term as Prime Minister. (Continue)

SEAPA Alert on Reported Government Ban of Malaysiakini from Government Functions
January 6, 2001
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is deeply disturbed by reports that your government intends to ban reporters from the on-line newspaper Malaysiakini.com from attending or covering any government activities. (Continue)

SEAPA Statement on Malaysiakini Funding
January 4, 2001
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) wishes to clarify its relationship with the online newspaper Malaysiakini.com. SEAPA has assisted Malaysiakini since December 1999 as part of an effort to promote the development of independent media in Southeast Asia. (Continue)