Chalerm to invoke the security law to shut down 29 controversial websites

"The opposition has raised the issue of harmful contents in the Internet and I have checked relevant laws to find security provisions to deal with the isse," Chalerm said.

He said he would instruct the Provincial Administration Department, which is responsible for security issues, to coordinate with the Information and Communication Technology Ministry to block the websites.

He said service providers had no excuse to allow the harmful messages to be transmitted from abroad.

Authorities will block access to websites deemed harmful regardless speculation that some of them were linked to the People Power Party, he said.

The Nation