So Thailand is in the middle of another gay crackdown! The Thai boxer has been convicted of “obscenity� and the police are now blacklisting Thai pornographic sites.
According to fridae.com, in light of the boxer's cooperation with the 'investigation', the court reduced his fine from Bt6,000 fine to Bt4,000, and suspended a six-month jail term (!!) for two years on the condition of good behaviour during the suspension period.
Buyers beware!
More news. The Bangkok Post reported last week that the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has blacklisted about 20 Thai-language websites featuring lewd pictures and offering pornographic video CDs for sale.
New regulations are said to include requiring buyers of pornographic movie VCDs to register via the Internet and pay for the goods in advance through bank accounts specified by the webmasters. Presumably this is to give the police access to information about buyers.
Thailand is a strange country! On the one hand, gays and gay establishments continue to be harrassed in Bangkok. On the other, national organisations like the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the entire Phuket tourism industry publicly welcome the Nation party there in November. Money still talks!
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