Freedom of press in Thailand

Recently, Thai presses widely published tragic case of a Hollywood actor who passed away while staying in Thailand. Not only the name and his picture were widely shown, the cause of his death as well as the “blurred” picture of the scene was published in one of Thailand’s biggest newspaper. My first feeling is outrageous. I have seen this happened to Thai unfortunate victims, but never thought this could be happening to any famous foreigners. They are our distinguished guests and patrons. How could we do something like this? Then I heard the news that US Embassy was not too happy with the incident, particularly the right to publish this very news and threaten to take some action. I hope that this infamous newspaper is sued. It has been manipulating Thai people for so many years by printing misleading news, false accusations, and even outright lies. I certainly hope that it will learn the most important lesson about being press, as it is said in an action hero movie: “With great power comes great responsibility.”