Thai junta vows retaliation against foreign media
{{date|September 24, 2006}}
[[Image:Thai coup soldier.jpg|right|thumb|150px|On September 19, 2006, soldiers of the [[w:Royal Thai Army|Royal Thai Army]] staged a military coup.]]
Saturday saw the current military rulers of [[Thailand]] expressing concern over foreign media reports on the coup that ousted caretaker Prime Minister [[Thaksin Shinawatra]].

A spokesman for the [[w:Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy|Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy]] (CDRM), Major General Thaweep Netniyan, said: "At today's meeting top military leaders asked the foreign ministry to urgently retaliate against foreign reporters whose coverage has been deemed insulting to the monarchy,".

Thai media is being kept under strict control by the CDRM, with over 100 community radio stations in the northern and eastern provinces closed down.  The area is reported to be a source of popular support for the ousted PM, whose populist policies appealed to the rural poor majorities.

== Sources ==
{{wikipediapar|2006 Thailand coup d'état}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30014471
|title=Thai junta vows action against foreign media over coup reports
|author=Agence France-Presse
|pub=The Nation
|date=September 24, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0924thailand0924.html
|title=Foreign reporting on coup irks Thai rulers
|author=Associated Press
|pub=azcentral.com
|date=September 24, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=109272&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25
|title=Junta silences over 100 community radio stations
|author=
|pub=Gulf Times
|date=September 24, 2006}}

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[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:2006 Thailand coup]]
[[Category:Thailand]]
[[Category:Asia]]
[[Category:Thaksin Shinawatra]]
Royal Thai Army staged a military coup.
Saturday saw the current military rulers of Thailand expressing concern over foreign media reports on the coup that ousted caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

A spokesman for the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM), Major General Thaweep Netniyan, said: "At today's meeting top military leaders asked the foreign ministry to urgently retaliate against foreign reporters whose coverage has been deemed insulting to the monarchy,".

Thai media is being kept under strict control by the CDRM, with over 100 community radio stations in the northern and eastern provinces closed down.  The area is reported to be a source of popular support for the ousted PM, whose populist policies appealed to the rural poor majorities.
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