Following the indictment of Australian journalist Murray Hunter, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) issued a statement raising concerns about the indictment and demanded that the charges against him be dropped.

<p>Experts and observers find Thailand&rsquo;s informal sector has been devastated by Covid-19 aftershocks and restrictive regulations. They recommend that the government strengthen the sector and the entire economy by providing interest-free loans, easing restrictions, promoting job creation and skills training programs.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FCCThailand/posts/4382704865147763">The Foreign Correspondents&#39; Club of Thailand (FCCT)</a> expressed its concerns after the Thai police threatened to arrest journalists covering protests after the 21.00 curfew and issued a list of preconditions for journalists to be allowed to work after curfew which some will be unable to meet.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Chiang Mai Provincial Court has postponed the trial of 3 journalists and 2 associates of the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) who were arrested for illegal entry. Civil society has raised concerns over their wellbeing if they are deported.</p>

<p>The Foreign Correspondents&#39; Club of Thailand (FCCT) issued a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FCCThailand/posts/3852291768189078">statement</a> following the protest on Saturday (20 March), during which several journalists were shot with rubber bullets, calling for the authorities to review their crowd control procedures and to take care not to use force on working journalists.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Eight months after the disappearance of activist in exile Wanchalearm Satsaksit, his family is still searching for answers, while very little progress has been made by the authorities. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The foreign correspondents&#39; clubs and associations of Thailand, Japan, Jakarta, the Philippines, South Asia and Taiwan are deeply concerned by the convictions and harsh prison sentences handed down by a Vietnamese court on January 5 to three Vietnamese journalists.</p>

<p>The Foreign Correspondents&#39; Club of Thailand (FCCT) issued a statement following the crackdown on the protest at the parliament compound on 17 November urging journalists to take precautions when covering protests and for the authorities to legalise the use of body armour for journalists and paramedics working in conflict areas.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While members of idol girl groups such as BNK48 are seen as products and are expected to be voices for the society, they neither see themselves as objectified nor obligated to advocate for social issues, but they have to adapt to a mixture of Thai and Japanese idol cultures. Idol insiders also explain the business model and its origins.</p>

<p>Amid widespread outrage at the guilty verdict handed to Maria Ressa, co-founder of the independent news website Rappler, and its writer, Reynaldo Santos Jr, many international civil society organizations have called for the case to be dismissed.</p>

<p>As journalists are not exempt from the 10pm - 4am nationwide curfew, some face a difficult time trying to do their job and are upset by the stance taken by the Thai Journalists Association. There are calls for a more friendly policy toward the media during the outbreak.</p>

<p>In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FCCThailand/photos/a.266558006762490/2888058027945795/?type=3&amp;theater">statement</a> and open letter addressed to the Prime Minister released yesterday (6 April), the Foreign Correspondents&rsquo; Club of Thailand (FCCT) calls for the exemption of journalists from the <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/8443">nationwide curfew</a> implemented last week, which prohibited people from leaving their residences between 22.00 - 4.00.</p>