Thai junta has set up working groups to monitor all media channels and will censor media that spread information which lead to “hatred toward the monarchy,” and false information.
Police General Adul Saengsingkaew, Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police, in his capacity as Deputy Leader of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), the junta’s temporary administrative body, told the Thai media on Tuesday that five bodies have been set up to monitor five types of media:
- Broadcast media will be monitor by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC), the state regulator,
- Print media will be monitored by the Special Branch Police,
- Online media will be monitored by the ICT Ministry
- Foreign media will be monitored by the Foreign Ministry.
“All agencies are responsible for clarifying about the works of NCPO to the people and the media and keep an eye on all kinds of media, suppress the news which cause hatred toward the monarchy, spreading false information,” Issara News Agency quoted Pol Gen Adul as saying.