<p>Protest in Pattani continues into its fifth day since May 31. Hundreds of protesters including students and local people still remain at the town's central mosque.</p>

<p>Academics and activists differ on the May 30 verdict of the Constitution Tribunal to dissolve the Thai Rak Thai party and bar executives from politics.</p>

<p>Prachatai - 2 June 2007 - Amidst rising concern over Internet censorship in the country, the Information and Communication Ministry (ICT) on Friday raised another &quot;concern&quot; over a &quot;satiric&quot; view allegedly carried in the popular online newspaper website Prachatai.com.</p>

<p>Prachatai: One day after the disbanding of Thai Rak Thai Party, its stronghold province, Chiang Mai, remains surprisingly clam. Despite the chit-chat extensively heard in public places concerning the court verdict, no signs of violent action or protest could be detected.</p>

<p>Academics led by the Midnight University called on the people to reject the draft constitution they labeled as &quot;destructive to political reform&quot;.</p>

<p>Thai papers are reporting that the Council for National Security (CNS), as Thailand's ruling military council is known, had asked for the &quot;cooperation&quot; of UBCTV, Thailand's leading cable service provider, to pull the interview everytime it gets play from CNN. As of 16 January, the 3-minute segment was still being replaced by still images with no news audio.</p>