Order allowing ICT Ministry to block web revoked
Order allowing ICT Ministry to block web revoked
BANGKOK: — The cabinet agreed to revoke the military junta’s order that allowed the Information and Communications Technology Ministry to block websites that deemed harmful to the military council during a meeting on Tuesday.
ICT Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom proposed the issue at the weekly cabinet meeting and none of the ministers objected his proposal.
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont reportedly nodded, expressing his agreement on the matter.
From now on, only the court can decide whether to block a website to encourage more democracy in the country.
The Freedom Against Censorship Thailand, the Bangkok-based anti-censorship group, released a report last month, claiming that the ICT Ministry has blocked more than 11,300 websites in Thailand last month.
Council for Democratic Reform, or the military junta, imposed the announcement no. 5, giving the power to the ICT Ministry to block websites harmful to the council after the September 19 coup
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