The Bangkok Post has coverage of our alert from last night that called for a full government investigation into the killing of Thai journalist Athiwat Chaiyanurat.
Also out of Thailand, reaction to President Bush’s speech in Bangkok takes center stage across the news media today. CNN.com outlines Bush’s comments and China’s response. The New York Times also weighs in with coverage of the president’s trip as does England’s The Independent. Bloomberg updates its coverage from yesterday. CPJ sent a letter to the Bush yesterday, urging him to push for the release of imprisoned journalists in China, which is still the world’s leading jailer of journalists, with CPJ’s research putting the total at 26.
In the Philippines, reports are surfacing about the death of another radio broadcaster. Agence France-Presse is reporting that Martin Roxas, program director of Radio Mindanao Network, was shot and killed yesterday in the city of Capiz. Colleague Dennis Cuesta, who was shot on Monday, is still in critical condition.