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Re: Thailand Internet firewall?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dobbins, Roland)
Tue May 4 12:24:08 2010
From: "Dobbins, Roland" <rdobbins@arbor.net>
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 16:23:26 +0000
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On May 4, 2010, at 11:03 PM, Drew Weaver wrote:
> Is anyone aware whether or not Thailand has a centralized firewall on Int=
ernet access?
Thai SPs are required by law to block sites deemed objectionable by the gov=
ernment of Thailand; common reasons given include lese majeste and/or other=
materials deemed injurious to 'national security'.
Thailand's Ministry of Information & Computer Technology is the relevant go=
vernmental bureau - their Web site may be found here:
<http://www.mict.go.th/>
As all this sort of thing is considered a sensitive subject in Thailand, it=
's doubtful you'll get a response, IMHO.
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