<div>Thailand last week was stunned by the Constitutional Court’s <a href="http://prachatai.com/english/node/3954">ruling </a>to remove Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and some cabinet members from their caretaker positions. </div>

<p>Deputy Prime Minister Pol Capt Chalerm Yubamrung is set to begin his crackdown on websites offensive to the monarchy, and has sought a budget of 400 million baht to buy new equipment to block foreign websites.</p>

<p>On 12 Sept, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung told reporters at Government House that he had called a meeting with police officers who had finished doctoral degrees on government scholarships to get rid of websites with l&egrave;se majest&eacute; content.</p>