Law
Thailand has strict censorship laws on films containing nudity, sexual intercourse, smoking opium or which might offend religious sensibilities. There are no classifications to rate films for different ages so censors often obscure scenes by scratching the celluloid or smudging it with a translucent gel. When actors are playing cards in TV series, a sentence displays that playing cards with money is forbidden by the law.
On Thai TV, Chinese, Japanese, American and Indian films are broadcast. No sex on Thai TV but often some bloody sequences.
Some Lakorn are subject to a rating. Most of BBTV Channel 7 programs are usually rated as G-18 (children under 18 should seek parental guidance).
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