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Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:38
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BANGKOK (XFN-ASIA) - A state telecom blocked a new Thai television channel created by members of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra's political party from making its first broadcast, the station said.CAT Telecom did not provide People's Television with a link to the satellite that the station had planned to use to carry its signal, PTV vice chairman Jatuporn Prompan said.The telecom's board of directors is headed by General Saprang Kalayanamitra, one of the most outspoken members of the military junta that seized power in September.PTV chairman Veera Musigapong said his station will continue to record program onto VCDs for sale to the public, and the same may be aired when the link is ready.'We will keep moving forward,' he said.Veera was a senior member of Thai Rak Thai, the political party founded by Thaksin.The military-backed government has threatened to shut down the station, and has barred its reporters from covering the new prime minister's office.afp
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