Website of Thai rebels blocked

Website of Thai rebels blocked

THAILAND: The website of a separatist group that has operated in the predominantly Muslim south of Thailand for decades was being blocked on Sunday.

Visitors to the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO) online address, www.pulo.org, were instead being directed to an official Thai police site.

PULO is one of several groups fighting for independence for Thailand's five Muslim majority provinces, but their influence has waned considerably in recent years and they are no longer seen as capable of carrying out major attacks.

They have continued to distribute information about their independence campaign on their website, however. --AFP