<div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) has blocked 219 websites which are deemed threats to “national security” according to an order of the military junta and it will ask Facebook, YouTube and Line, a chat application, to ban some user accounts which disseminate “illegal” content, Surachai Srisakam, Permanent Secretary of the MICT, told media on Tuesday.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The MICT is also drafting a plan to build a national internet gateway so that censorship measures can be applied by the state more efficiently. </div></div>

<div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Since May 23, the military junta has arrested 13 anti-coup protesters during protests in Bangkok. </div></div>

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<p>The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Tuesday around 9 p.m announced the imposition of curfew from midnight to 4am, starting Wednesday.</p>

<p>Parliamentarians from across ASEAN today slammed Thailand’s military rulers, accusing them of widespread human rights abuses and calling for the immediate release of all persons detained for political reasons and for the ruling junta to respect basic human rights.</p> <p>“Thailand’s military has set about purging all political opponents, and has been responsible for a swathe of human rights abuses since seizing power in a military coup. These abuses must be reversed immediately and permanently,” said APHR President Eva Kusuma Sundari.</p>

<p><em>This morning I managed to complete an interview with released political detainee Nattapat Akkahad. It is one of the first insights into life inside the camps for the&nbsp;detainees.&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>Nattapat was seized by the Thai Army on the day of the coup on 22nd May. He is the son of Payao Akkahad whose daughter, <a href="http://asiaprovocateur.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-heartbreaking-story-of-nurse-kade.html" target="_blank">Kamolkade</a>, was shot and killed by the Thai Army on May 19th 2010 whilst working as a medic.</em></p>

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<div>The newspaper stands by Pravit's news reports and opinion pieces, saying they are in line with its editorial policies</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In a letter addressed to General Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday, The Nation called on the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to release its senior journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk from military custody as soon as possible.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In the letter, The Nation's managing editor Jintana Panyaarvudh said Pravit's detention was akin to curtailing press freedom. </div>

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<div>&nbsp;</div> <div><em>The following is the statement by Gen. Prayuth Chan-cha on Monday morning after the King appointed him as the head of the&nbsp;National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). This is an unofficial translation by Prachatai.&nbsp;</em></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>I appreciate HM the King’s mercy. I’ll do my best after this. Getting the royal endorsement is the way in which I follow the custom which has been the practice, both in normal times and during crisis. This is an administration under the royal command and which follows the law. </div>

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