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Exiled Thai critic mocks authorities after textbook banned on national security grounds

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The Thai royal family holds a revered status shielded by strict defamation laws, as highlighted in the newly published second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand edited by Pavin Chachavalpongpun.

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The royal family holds revered status in Thai society and is shielded from criticism by a strict defamation law.

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The royal family holds revered status in Thai society and is shielded from criticism by a strict defamation law that critics say is used to muzzle dissent.

The book, a second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand published in English in August, was edited by Pavin Chachavalpongpun, a prominent academic and critic of the Thai monarchy who is based in Japan.

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