(Bangkok Post file photo)The National Reform Steering Assembly's (NRSA) media reform panel stood firm Monday behind its requirement that all media professionals apply for an operating licence under a controversial media bill. The committee will meet today to come to a conclusion on the contents of the draft law, said Pol Gen Pisit Pao-in, deputy chairman of the NRSA's media reform steering committee. In its current version, the bill says all reporters will need to obtain a professional licence, he said. He added the details and rules of the licensing process are to be decided by the media professional council which will be promulgated by the new law. Pol Gen Pisit said media professionals working in the country will need their employers to issue them media credentials in the interim ahead of the council's launch.

Source: Bangkok Post April 10, 2017 22:18 UTC