'A real source of hope': social media opens Thailand's junta to criticism

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'A real source of hope': social media opens Thailand's junta to criticism
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Social platforms wield increasing power in Thai politics, where traditional media remain under the iron grip of the military

It started with an order, made by General Apirat Kongsompong that 160 radio stations across the country must play the 1970s anti-communist propaganda song, Nuk Paen Din which glorifies the might of the armed forces, on a daily basis.

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