webfact Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Thailand blocks access to WikiLeaks website BANGKOK (AFP) -- Thai authorities have used their emergency powers to block domestic access to the WikiLeaks whistleblower website on security grounds, a government official said Wednesday. The order came from the government unit set up to oversee the response to political unrest that rocked the nation's capital earlier this year, a spokeswoman for the Information and Communication Technology Ministry said. "Access to this website has been temporarily suspended under the 2005 emergency decree," she said. Thailand has removed tens of thousands of web pages from the Internet in recent years, mainly for insulting the monarchy, a serious crime punishable by up to 15 years in jail. A special cyber crime agency has also been set up to stamp out online criticism of the royal family. Emergency rule, enshrined in Thai law since 2005, was imposed across many parts of Thailand during two months of anti-government protests in Bangkok from mid-March that left 91 people dead, ending with a bloody army crackdown. Authorities have used the decree, which remains in place in seven out of Thailand's 76 provinces including Bangkok, to arrest hundreds of suspects and silence anti-government media. Wikileaks has been the focus of international attention in recent weeks after it released thousands of military documents on the conflict in Afghanistan. These included claims of meetings between Pakistani spies and the Taliban and that civilian deaths caused by international forces were covered up. They also included the names of some Afghan informants -- prompting US military claims that the leaks endangered lives. -- (c) Copyright AFP 2010-08-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perax Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) This is most likely not related to the afghan papers, as this site was blocked before these document were released. If you look under the 'Thailand' section on that site you will find an obvious reason for it being blocked. Edited August 18, 2010 by perax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Valentine Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Now that it seems official (was blocked before, probably illegally) we will soon see lots and lots of Thailand related Information to be released, that makes the Doggie in The Video irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillR Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 or because there are videos there of some pretty powerful people in Thailand in some compromising positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 or because there are videos there of some pretty powerful people in Thailand in some compromising positions. Yeah, probably the pooch's party. Funny, I've never looked at wikileaks.org before so when it said it was blocked I checked. It doesn't seem to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 as the above posters mention, anyone who has view the website will now perfectly well why it was blocked , and it aint cos of USA security leaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 or because there are videos there of some pretty powerful people in Thailand in some compromising positions. Yeah, probably the pooch's party. Funny, I've never looked at wikileaks.org before so when it said it was blocked I checked. It doesn't seem to be. i just looked as well and working perfectly for me on 3BB, even those it was blocked before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaBuddha Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Hmm..the site works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsewell Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I'm in Thailand and it's not blocked for me.... but other sites are. I wonder if it's upto the ISP to do these things!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAWP Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Try actually looking at some of the leaked documents, the ban (block/redirect) does *not* seem to be against the front page, that works on many ISPs. However, sub-pages, articles, search-listings, are often redirected it seems. And some ISPs are faster than others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 you would have thought someone would have checked before annocing this now everyone will look at the website and see the real reason it was blocked, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I've just tried accessing http://wikileaks.org/ No can do. While this will not affect tourism, it is probably a better indicator of the political situation in this country than any amount of Yellow and Red demonstrations. It is always a sign of the decline of the ruling class when it has to resort to censorship of this kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvo Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I'm in Thailand and it's not blocked for me.... but other sites are. I wonder if it's upto the ISP to do these things!?! Blocked here in Hua Hin 3BB (TT&T) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamritT Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I never hard of this site. Thanks. now I already watch the video of the powerful people. now i know why it should be block. But many people know how to use proxy servers to go around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srisatch Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I never hard of this site. Thanks. now I already watch the video of the powerful people. now i know why it should be block. But many people know how to use proxy servers to go around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunghung Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 So many governments are afraid of letting people know the truth. I think there should be a revolution in many countries to get rid of inept/corrupt government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvh13 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Ironic. I would not have cared two licks about this until this story broke. Of course any of the VPN services would allow me acess even if the site were blocked which it is not currently for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompelli Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I never hard of this site. Thanks. now I already watch the video of the powerful people. now i know why it should be block. But many people know how to use proxy servers to go around. Ditto, these people must be brain dead. Any reasonable person's first response is why? As Samrit states, find a proxy server & the dog is outta the bag, along with anything else that big brother thinks you cannot handle. TiT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallForeigner Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 At the moment up to 110'000 websites are blocked. In a recent Wallstreet Journal report this shameful action of the sitting government is described quite well: WSJ: blocked websites in Thailand As a result, some advocates say Thailand—long seen as a relative haven of free speech in Asia—is becoming one of the least-free states in a region that includes China and Myanmar, when it comes to discourse online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiangMaiThai Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 การเข้าถึงข้อมูลดังกล่าวนี้ ถูกระงับเป็นการชั่วคราว โดยอาศัยอำนาจตามพระราชกำหนดการบริหารราชการ ในสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๘ ตามคำสั่งของศูนย์อำนวยการแก้ไขสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน An access to such information has been temporarily ceased due to the order of the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) under the authority of emergency decree B.E 2548 (A.D. 2005). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchholz Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 when it said it was blocked I checked. It doesn't seem to be. i just looked as well and working perfectly for me on 3BB Hmm..the site works for me. I'm in Thailand and it's not blocked for me.... A fifth vote here for it not being blocked in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchholz Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 At the moment up to 110'000 websites are blocked. If this thread is any indicator, that's a highly suspect number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualtrough Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Thread shutdown in 3,2,1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 This should give you an idea of the level of competence we are dealing with here. .org is blocked but .com is not blocked. At least on TOT anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david555 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 you would have thought someone would have checked before annocing this now everyone will look at the website and see the real reason it was blocked, yes , take away peoples shovel while digging and they go look for a digging machine:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchholz Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 .org is blocked but .com is not blocked. Both .org and .com are not blocked here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david555 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 .org is blocked but .com is not blocked. Both .org and .com are not blocked here. Just google for wikkileaks and choose several options , wikileaks is continues "redirecting links" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 .org is blocked but .com is not blocked. Both .org and .com are not blocked here. Ha, org is blocked but not com here. Needless to say, the Powers That Be, if they read this, will soon oblige us with a shutdown of .com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon467367354 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I just checked and http://www.wikileaks.org/ is not blocked. If you take something away from the people, it certainly becomes more attractive. I'm sure this site is going to get a lot of hits because of the "block". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibreaker Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 If this is part of what Thai authorities don`t want us to see at Wikileaks, what is wrong with the world? It`s an absolute disgrace. This should be available for anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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