<div>On 25 May 2014, three days after seizing the ruling power, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) issued the Announcement no. </div>

<div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Lèse majesté cases under Article 112 of the Criminal Code have gained much attention. Hot debates have flared up every time the Court hands down verdicts on such cases and the opinions expressed tend to be highly polarized.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Part of the online debate is harbored to support a notion that “Lèse majesté is a bad law, it should be revoked”. </div>

<div>Interview with the Phuketwan journalists who face charges for reporting the trafficking of Rohingya refugees</div> <div> </div>

<div>Local NGO iLaw and Movie Audience Network have organized a film competition to defy the problematic 2007 Film and Video Act that critics say creates censorship in the film industry.&nbsp;</div> <div> </div>

<div>At present, Thailand’s right to freedom of expression is subjected to numerous regulations. It should be noted that all of the applicable laws to regulate freedom of expression in Thailand have been drafted and enacted by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) installed after the 19 September 2006 military coup.</div> <p></p>

<p>A resident in Pattani has been prosecuted for hanging banners with the picture of HM the Queen on a pedestrian bridge in the town.</p>

<p>A new computer law has been drafted and sent to the cabinet on 20 April for consideration.&nbsp; <a href="http://ilaw.or.th/">iLaw</a>, an organization which promotes public participation in the formulation and amendment of laws, has urged the public to stop this new version of the law.</p> <p></p>

<p>Since the enforcement of the Computer Crime Act in July 2007, there have been 185 cases in relations to the CCA up to July 2010. There have been 117 court orders to block access to 74,686 URLs. </p>

<p>So hats off to iLaw for giving Thais the chance to say what laws they want, and what they want scrapped. And are we surprised that in the first flush of enthusiasm, much of the discussion concerns the l&egrave;se majest&eacute; and cybercrime laws?</p>