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| BBC Terminating Thai Language Service |
| 2005-10-18 |
| BANGKOK - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which operates radio services in 43 languages, will terminate its Thai-language service at the end of the year, the "Nation" daily reported Monday. The paper, quoting a source in London from where the programmes are produced and aired, reported that the 65-year-old service would be shelved due to cost-cutting measures. The BBC is said to be focusing more attention on the World Service in Arabic and had asked the Foreign Office of the Commonwealth (FOC) for 45 million pounds to establish an Arabic language television channel for the Middle East and North Africa. The Nation said none of the Thai service staff was aware of the termination. An official announcement is expected on Oct 25... Besides the Thai service, BBC is also expected to end its central European-language services... the BBC World Service, funded by the FOC, had also stopped Malaysian, German, Hebrew, Italian and Japanese services. Other Asian language services still in operation are Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Tamil, Nepalese and Burmese... [the]BBC also wanted to shelve the Tamil and Nepalese services but was put on hold as the political instability in the two countries remained on the international news agenda. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #7 apparently the Thais weren't threatening enough for dhimmitude. BBC assholes - make them earn their pay, take them off the gov't dole! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-10-18 19:47 |
| #6 "Item from "The Zimbabwean". Two recent court cases have earned the attention of newspaper readers in Zimbabwe. One person was fined $10,000,000 for not having a TV licence. Another was released on bail for $5,000,000 after being arrested for murder. The moral of this Zimbabwean story: If you do not have a TV licence and the inspector comes round, kill him. You will save $5,000,000. |
| Posted by: Rhodesiafever 2005-10-18 18:42 |
| #5 You guys see a problem. I see an opportunity. Let’s review: the BBC wants to eliminate its broadcasts in Thai so it can increase its arabic broadcasting. The Thai are currently dealing with a violent Islamic insurgency, presumably backed by the Saudis and/or Malaysians. How about Thai language Radio Free America broadcasts? It would let the Thai know that someone out there is on their side. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-10-18 16:34 |
| #4 next T.V license guy comes round my house will be taken hostage - made to wear my mothers panties on his head and paraded about through my house till the media notice. hell why not it would get the t.v license some unwanted attention. Hey howard you forgot to add 'former car swarms' too the list like yesterdays swarm Zapping in Iraq :) |
| Posted by: Shep UK 2005-10-18 08:21 |
| #3 Howard, doesn't this: "Foreign Office of the Commonwealth (FOC) for 45 million pounds " answer your question? I assume that the FO is not a Private concern with its own profit stream, true? I also assume that the money they dole out comes from taxes, true? I assume that your poor wallet is being sucked dry for this s***, true? Good luck my friend, you need it. 8^( |
| Posted by: AlanC 2005-10-18 08:06 |
| #2 Sickening - Aunt Beeb, The Voice of the Caliphate. No doubt it will be car swarms, snuff films and the usual anti-American vitriol. I hope no license payers' money is going toward this. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2005-10-18 07:40 |
#1 The BBC is said to be focusing more attention on the World Service in Arabic and had asked the Foreign Office of the Commonwealth (FOC) for 45 million pounds to establish an Arabic language television channel for the Middle East and North Africa.Figures. Like the good little ass-kissing dhimmis they are. That will make it so much easier to help your terrorist buddies, won't it? :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-10-18 01:10 |