Thailand is ruined (again ). After the seizure of power by the government, suspending the constitution, the judgment of the Senate, and the tightening of borders, the junta has imposed several sanctions on ordinary life that you need to be aware of if you are not already. If you have a problem with that, speak to your new self-reported - albeit temporary -. PREMIER, General Prayut Chan-Ocha
Make sure you're home by 10
Wherever you are in the country, you need to be in the streets between the hours of 10 am and 5:00 . The hope is that this new curfew will lead to less rioting, reckless activity and suppression of known groups of political activists and the red shirts and the yellow shirts. This is the 12 hit Thailand since 1932.
0,000 blocked websites and counting
Thailand already ranks among the world's most censored in the world with over 0,000 blocked sites and a dismal 132 out of 180 ranked the 2014 Reporters without borders press freedom (Finland took first place and the United States are classified to 46th). Increasingly widespread censorship of the Internet, the Thai military has also risen to the stop (for now, at least) 14 national television channels and 3,000 radio stations. But the biggest fear of the junta of all is social media, threatening to close access to popular sites like Facebook and Twitter should they become points of excessive criticism of the military coup by Thai citizens. Currently, there are over 25 million Thai Facebook users and is based Twitter users ranked 12th in the world.
In recent history, social media has become the source of many political upheavals , including the Arab spring 2010 protests in which millions of Tweets were posted to organize the protesters quickly spread inspirational messages, and propel the protests across international borders. The actions triggered widespread protests leading to about 175,000 deaths and 5 governments overthrown.
Be careful what you wish for
laws of lese majeste in Thailand are among the strictest in the world where criticism public King can lead to imprisonment and expulsion of the offender (s). With social media serving as an ideal outlet for public expression of personal opinions, it is best to think twice before posting your unhappy thoughts about the king. But it seems that even the king is having thoughts doubts about the value of laws , so hope not all is lost
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