"It has been my experience, in any clash between independent media and a powerful government, the government wins in the beginning. It wins because it has all the coercive machinery of state behind it. But the good news is free press wins at the end,’’ said Anam. "It does so because it is energised by the inalienable right of people to freedom,’’ he added.The six journalists were nominated by the alumni and members of the East West Center’s media programmes. "Either which way they are making South-east Asia and the rest of the region very uncomfortable,’’ he said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 11, 2016 03:56 UTC