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05-22-2014, 09:31 PM
Thailand's Military Forces Total Media Blackout Amid Coup
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Hours after it declared a coup d'etat, Thailand's military instituted a media blackout on Thursday.
"All radio and television stations, satellite and cable, must stop **rmal programming and broadcast army content until told otherwise," an army spokesman said in a televised statement.
See also: In Thailand, Martial Law Is a Backdrop for Selfies (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/martial-law-thailand-selfies/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Thai Army Chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-Ocha, center, and other high ranking Thai ******rs are shown on television an**uncing the military takeover in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, May 22, 2014
Image: Apichart Weerawong/Associated Press
The military initiated martial law earlier this week before officially an**uncing a coup and suspending the constitution (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/thailand-coup/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss). Media channels showed a still image of Thai military symbols along with the phrase "National peace and Order Maintaining Council" while playing soft music, according to various reports. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/thailand-media-blackout-coup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Hours after it declared a coup d'etat, Thailand's military instituted a media blackout on Thursday.
"All radio and television stations, satellite and cable, must stop **rmal programming and broadcast army content until told otherwise," an army spokesman said in a televised statement.
See also: In Thailand, Martial Law Is a Backdrop for Selfies (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/martial-law-thailand-selfies/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Thai Army Chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-Ocha, center, and other high ranking Thai ******rs are shown on television an**uncing the military takeover in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, May 22, 2014
Image: Apichart Weerawong/Associated Press
The military initiated martial law earlier this week before officially an**uncing a coup and suspending the constitution (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/thailand-coup/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss). Media channels showed a still image of Thai military symbols along with the phrase "National peace and Order Maintaining Council" while playing soft music, according to various reports. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/thailand-media-blackout-coup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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