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