The 7-year-old court that holds the last word in Thai democracy wants to put an end to the snickering.
The court has demanded the media stop referring to it by TLK, an oft-used acronym for “judiciary” that also means “funny” or “joke.”
For its role in upending several governments and dissolving political parties aligned with former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the court is a frequent target of opposition media.
TLK is both an acronym for tulaagarn (judiciary) and the spelling of talok (funny.)
To “create correct understanding among the public,” the court said in a statement that media should refer to it as TSR, according to Khaosod.
The acronym was “officially decreed” last year, according to the court.
Graphic: Constitutional Court of Thailand
