BROADCASTING: Government to pour in additional budget for Children's TV programs (THAILAND)

Government to pour in additional budget for Children's TV programs

The Thai government is preparing to pour in additional budget for television programs that benefit children and youths, while it also aims to suppress unconstructive pornography by stringently enforcing the law. According to Prime Minister's Office Minister SURANAND VEJJAJIVA (สุรนันท์ เวชชาชีวะ), Prime Minister THAKSIN SHINAWATRA will announce the government's policy for supporting constructive media for children and their families on Children's Day next week (Jan. 14th). All television channels will have to consider the images to be broadcast before actual airing. Channel 11 has been assigned to arrange all children's programs for airing every day, and it will also offer the opportunities for children to conduct news and other interesting programs on weekends. Minister SURANAND said that in the future, the government will arrange a budget to support television programs that would benefit children and youths.

 

SOURCE: http://www.thaisnews.com/news_detail.php?newsid=157487

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