Friday, April 9, 2010

[Thai] Govt cracks down on red media

April 9, 2010
The Nation

The government yesterday effectively ended transmission of the People Channel (PTV) satellite broadcaster, which it said had incited public unrest.
Under the state of emergency declared on Wednesday, the government also shut down PTV and its related websites, as well as another 10,000 pornographic and other websites deemed "inappropriate".
In addition, community radio stations inciting public unrest will be the next targets.
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry said Thaicom, the satellite operator, had cooperated so both C- and Ku-band transmissions were suspended as of yesterday.

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