PPP Seeks to Purge TPBS of Thepchai and Fellow Thaksin Haters

Jakrapob says he will review TPBS establishment


The Nation


PM's Office Minister Jakrapob Penkair said Friday that he will review the establishment of the Thai PBS channel.

Jakrapob, who supervises the state electronic media, said the government support the idea of public service broadcasting television but he saw that the way the current Thai PBS channel was set up was not right.

He said it would be too soon to say how he would change the station's structure but he would come up with details on how to change it within two months.

He said he was satisfied with the TPBS up to a level but he would like the station to review its operation methods such as measures for screening staff.

He said he would set up a committee to review the station and the committee would comprised with capable journalists who have not involved in political conflicts and have academic knowledge and vision.


Normally, I would at least give Thepchai a few months to prove himself at TPBS. But when you consider that he and his brother haven't even given the new government a chance to perform without referring to it as the "nominee" or "ugly" government, then I say screw them.

Besides, it was sneaky how the Surayud installed Thepchai as director of TPBS just a few days before the new government was scheduled to come into power.

Regardless, Thepchai is a partisan. He unashamedly took sides and benefited from when the junta was in power. There should be an effort to make TPBS as neutral as possible.