YouTube angers Thais again
BANGKOK - Thailand is seeking to block clips on YouTube that accused the chief royal adviser of masterminding last year's coup, a Justice Ministry official said yesterday. The government, which ended a five-month ban on YouTube last month after the site agreed to block clips deemed offensive to revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, is seeking a court order to block two clips posted recently on the video-sharing site. Reuters
Martial law still needed
BANGKOK - Thai coup leader General Sondhi Boonyaratkalin said the army still needed martial law to deal with security problems along its borders. 'The martial law is still needed for soldiers to tackle drugs and illegal migrants,' the outgoing army chief said when asked if it was time to lift the martial law imposed on 35 of the kingdom's 76 provinces since the coup last September. Reuters
Graft probe in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's anti-corruption agency is investigating two senior police officers for allegedly amassing assets worth a combined US$10 million through illegal means, the New Straits Times said. One of them, said to have assets worth M$27 million (HK$61 million), is being probed for alleged abuse of power and failure to declare the assets. Another officer allegedly owns several houses and parcels of land worth M$6 million which he amassed while serving in two Malaysian states between 2002 and 2004. Reuters