<p>A bill meant to replace Thailand's controversial Computer Crime Act of 2007 was put on hold by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on 19 April 2011 amidst strong criticism from civil society groups, media reports said.</p>

<p>Political activists and associates of high-profile Thammasat University historian Somsak Jiamteerasakul have reacted with shock to the lese-majeste charge filed against him.</p>

<p>The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to draw your attention to the harassment and threats faced by Ms. Yaena Salaemae, a long-time Woman Human Rights Defender (WHRD) in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat province in southern Thailand. The state authorities used an attack on a police checkpoint near her house to search her house and intimidate her. The AHRC believes that this is an outright attempt to intimidate Ms. Yaena and cause her to cease her work calling for justice in the case of the Tak Bai massacre and other cases of human rights violations in southern Thailand.</p>

<p>In most democracies, the role of the Army and its chief are rather limited. However, it's different in Thailand, where the Army chief has been busy donning too many hats lately.</p>

<p>At 11am, 18 April, the Police General Hospital in Central Bangkok will discharge Mr. Chalee Tiyu, a 28 year old migrant worker from Myanmar, who suffered severe injuries in a highly publicized work accident. Chalee has received extensive medical treatment for over 3 months for ruptured intestines and a broken left hipbone sustained in his accident. Despite good recovery, his large intestines remain outside his body and another operation is still needed.</p>

<p>The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Malaysia regrets the guilty verdict delivered on 14 April 2011 against National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Malaysia president, Mohamed Ha&rsquo;ta Wahari, for allegedly tarnishing his employer&rsquo;s image and revealing their &ldquo;secrets&rdquo;.<br /> &nbsp;</p>

<p>A court in Palawan acquitted a former police officer accused of killing a broadcaster in 2006. The decision was promulgated 11 April 2011.</p>

<p>Cyberattacks, politically motivated censorship, and government control over internet infrastructure are among the diverse and growing threats to internet freedom, according to <em>Freedom on the Net 2011: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media</em>,a new <a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=sTPWobP%2BM2hK8iCweN47GniHQ1nXfi1Q">study</a> released today by Freedom House.</p>

<p>Reporters Without Borders deplores Department of Special Investigation director-general Tharit Pengdit&rsquo;s suggestion that the investigation into Japanese cameraman Hiroyuki Muramoto&rsquo;s death could be delegated to his employer, the Reuters news agency.</p>

<p class="rteleft">This month marks the one year anniversary of protests in Thailand that brought Bangkok to a standstill in 2010. Some 88 people were killed and 1800 injured in the violence. The country still remains in a transition, with Red Shirt protesters taking to the streets and the current government of Abhisit Vejjajiva preparing for an election this year. Following last April&rsquo;s protests, the government quickly began cracking down on media and FSRN has been following the case of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, an editor with the news website Prachatai.</p>

<p>A Cambodian nongovernment organiฌsation claims that at least 10 Cambodian civilians had been shot dead while hunting for food or logging in the forested mountains on the ThaiCambodian border last year and early this year.</p>

<p>The latest statement from Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in relation to posting Indonesian observers at the disputed area near Preah Vihear Temple clearly reflects that it is the military, not the government, that controls Thailand's foreign policy toward Cambodia.</p>