After two decades marked by two military coups in 2006 and 2014, Thailand is supposed to be a “reformed” country by now. While all kinds of reforms were promised with each military takeover — from political parties, parliament and constitution to the bureaucracy, military and police — none has taken place. In fact, pledged reforms have gone in the opposite direction in the past. Nowhere is this reaction and restoration of old power and interests more evident than in Thailand’s media industry. A quick glance at Thai politics since the 2014 putsch, which came on top of its 2006 forerunner, revea…