BANGKOK — A government bid to regulate the media by requiring every journalist nationwide to be licensed is closer to becoming reality as press associations sound the alarm it is a vehicle for censorship.

At least 20 media associations will gather Sunday to protest a law billed as meant to protect press freedoms and promote ethical standards but open the door for government intervention and rolling back decades hard-won press freedoms.

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By Sasiwan Mokkhasen