<div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>More than 100 URLs have been blocked since the imposition of martial law on May 20, and more than 22,000 URLs have been blocked in total since December 2011, Surachai Srisarakham, Permanent Secretary of the ICT Ministry, told media on Saturday.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>This was the work of the Cyber Security Operation Center (CSOC), he said. </div></div>

<div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has reportedly “invited” news editors of 18 local newspapers, including the biggest circulation paper Thairath, to a “talk” on Sunday &nbsp;at 2pm at the Thai Army Club on Vibhavadee Rangsit Road.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The list contains all the major papers. </div></div>

<p>The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) issued an order summoning Pravit Rojanaphruk, senior journalist at The Nation newspaper, to report to the Thai army by 10 a.m. on May 25th. Pravit is known for his vocal criticism of Thailand's lese majeste law.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><br />In a television announcement at 6.55 p.m. on Saturday, coup leaders announced the dissolution of the Senate - the only remaining body with partially-elected members. The National Peace and Order Maintenance Council (NPOMC) has now taken absolute power to draft and approve new laws.</p>

<div>[UPDATE] After anti-coup protesters pressured military officers and tried to negotiate for the release of a male protester wearing a white T-shirt, the military released the man around 7 p.m. on Saturday. The man was detained for about 15 minutes.&nbsp;</div> <div> </div>

<div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>On Saturday at 11am, approximately 200 anti-coup demonstrators gathered to protest against the military coup d'etat in front of Major Cineplex on Ratchayothin Road. Reportedly, a company of soldiers were deployed to maintain law and order. &nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The situation became a bit chaotic when anti-coup protesters saw Porntipa Supattanakul, aka Fah Porntipa, a royalist who filed a lese majeste complaint against Saran Chuichai, aka Aum Neko, a transgender student activist, near the protest site. </div></div></div>

<div>The National Peace and Order Maintenance Council (NPOMC) issued its 5th order at 10:59 today, summoning a further 35 &nbsp;academics and political activists to report to the Council. The list includes former lese majeste prisoners, a well as members of the critical legal scholars group known as Nitirat (the Enlightened Jurists) and Thammasat historian Somsak Jeamteerasakul, who is known for his outspoken criticism of the monarchy. </div>

<div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>After a picture of a Thai female reporter standing next to a line of soldiers with an ‘X’ taped over her lips was circulated on the Internet, the reporter was fired by the media company for which she works.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The photo was taken on May 22, shortly after the coup d’etat was announced. </div></div>

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<p>Hundreds of protesters gathered around 5pm in front of the Bangkok Art and Cultural Center on Pathumwan Rd, opposing the coup which tool place Thursday evening. A number of soldiers stand nearby to control the situation.&nbsp;</p> <p></p>