Thai coup leaders clamp on media freedom

Here's no surprise! As night follows day, so the leaders of political coups issue the same two statements: the media must be controlled and power will be returned to the people. The Thai coup leaders have stuck to the script by slapping strict controls on foreign and domestic media, giving the communications ministry the right to block "disinformation" deemed harmful to a provisional military council. Then, through the controlled media, army chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin announced that the "political reform council" had no intention of running the country by themselves, adding: "We will return power under the constitutional monarchy to the people as soon as possible". (Via DAWN)