Thailand's military junta forces cancellation of press freedom conference

Germany's Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung foundation had planned a forum discussing media restrictions but called it off after request from junta Thailand's junta has forced a German foundation to cancel a prominent forum on media restrictions imposed since the military toppled an elected government last May. The move is the latest sign of defensiveness by the army, which installed an interim civilian Cabinet but reserves ultimate power for itself. On Wednesday, a foreign ministry spokesman complained ...