11.   This is the latest example of what can happen when the press becomes the transmission belt, instead of the independent monitor, of attack politics.

12.   Freedoms of speech and assembly are widely recognized, and the Thai press has become increasingly robust and willing to criticize national leaders.

13.   Foreign press has become common at Grizzlies matches, hounding him before and after the game.

14.   The press has become freer, people have begun to question the clergy and women have often flouted the strict dress codes.

15.   But over the past two years the Murdoch press has become increasingly scathing about the Major government, accusing it of weakness and defeatism.