Thailand bans textbook citing national security concerns
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Thailand has banned a textbook, the second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand, on national security grounds. The exiled editor attributed the ban to the book's content on the Thai monarchy, which includes chapters examining the monarchy in the 21st century and the government's use of lese-majeste law.
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Thailand bans textbook on national security grounds (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The exiled editor said the textbook was banned was due to its content on the Thai monarchy.
Thailand bans textbook on national security grounds (opens CNA in a new tab)
The book, a second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand, contains chapters on Thailand's monarchy in the 21st century and the government's use of the lese-majeste law.
