Thailand Bans Textbook on National Security Grounds

• Thailand banned a textbook on national security grounds, specifically due to its content on the monarchy.
• The royal family in Thailand holds revered status and is protected by a strict defamation law.
• The book in question is a second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand.
• The exiled editor of the textbook mocked the authorities over the ban.
• Critics argue that the defamation law is used to suppress dissent.