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Thai government reportedly planning Internet censorship

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Thursday, January 26, 2006

According to a report in the Bangkok Post, the Thai government's Public Relations Department is considering blocking the website of Manager Online as a possible instigator of "social chaos".

The report claims that a document was submitted to the Communications Authority of Thailand urging a block be issued against the site as the current calls for participation in anti-government rallies by outspoken government critic Sondhi Limthongkul may be a threat to social order.

Other reports claim that CAT Telecom cut off a live satellite broadcast by Sondi on the ASTV satellite network on Tuesday evening during a discussion related to a planned anti-government rally on February 4.

Sources

  • Committee to Protect Journalists. Government moves to block cable news station and website of critical media owner — IFEX, January 27, 2006
  • Manager site deemed to cause 'social chaos' — Bangkok Post, January 26, 2006
  • Thaiday. Government denies plan to censor Manager website — Thaiday, January 26, 2006
  • Care urged for anti-Thaksin rally — The Nation (Thailand), January 26, 2006
  • TNA. Thaksin soft-pedals Sondhi-led anti-government rally — MCOT, January 24, 2006


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