<p>Despite opposition from media groups, the junta is proposing a law to punish unlicensed journalists with two years in prison. </p>
<p>On 10 April 2017, Maj Gen Pisit Pao-In, chairman of the media subcommittee of the junta’s National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA), announced that under the <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/6953">new Media Bill</a>, media workers who do not possess official licenses could face two years’ imprisonment, or a fine of 60,000 baht, or both. </p>
