Thailand’s Peace TV is back on air while the country’s courts decide whether action taken to revoke its licence is fair or not. At the same time, the station has been ordered to comply with licensing conditions and military junta orders.
Peace TV has been off air since the end of April after Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) said it had breached licensing terms and the junta’s orders.
The Administrative Court injunction that allows Peace TV to resume broadcasts was issued after the court said the NBTC had not allowed Peace TV to put forward its side of the story.
Local observers say not all shows on Peace TV will go on as normal, and that the future of one of the programmes – Mong Klai by political activist Jatuporn Promphan – remains in doubt.