Facts, fake news and media control

Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn aka "Big Joke" (second from left in khaki) walked the Koh Tao beach and spoke with witnesses and others before declaring there was no rape as the British woman described it - and the media would have to pay. (Photo courtesy Tourist Police)

While the regular comedy clubs that ban political humour are running as usual, the best line of the week was actually the statement:

"We have never censored or restricted the media."

Not that the audience laughed.