BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military authorities are setting up a network of panels to closely monitor domestic and international media and crack down on criticism of what the junta sees as its efforts to right the country, a senior officer said on Thursday.
Rights groups and journalists have criticised curbs imposed on the press since the May 22 bloodless coup the military says was aimed at ending six months of street protests and political paralysis.
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