Internet answers demand for news
With television and radio in military hands after last night's coup, the Internet newspapers seem the only way to keep abreast of the situation.
Domestic and international news sites such as the Thai News Agency and CNN have been popular among surfers.
Websites such as the government's www.thaigov.go.th and the Government Public Relations Department site were so busy servers temporarily crashed.
After midnight www.pantip.com's political message board was overwhelmed by those seeking to voice opinions.
Many were harsh in their dissatisfaction with the Administrative Reform Council for depriving people of their rights and damaging the economy. Some demanded a return to democracy. By morning access to the board had been terminated.
Its webmasters apologised to surfers and said the ban was out of their control.
There were rumours last night that all Internet access would soon be closed down.
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Website crashed, but ok now
Hundreds of thousands of visitors to The Nation's website www.nationmultimedia.com are being urged to be patient due to heavy traffic
on the homepage.
The Nation's main website crashed temporarily last night due to the
overwhelming traffic. It is back in service but access may be slow due to
continued heavy demand.
Updated news from The Nation can also be accessed via Asia News Network's
website www.asianewsnet.net throughout the day.
You can continue to email to us at editor@nationgroup.com and
letters@nationgroup.com. Our web blog www.nationmultimedia/webbog and
webboard are open as usual.
Latest developments on the coup can also be received via our English language SMS service: for AIS please press *424000211, for DTAC press *7511 then press 2 and press 1, for True Move and Hutch write message menu and type ER and send to 4240001.
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