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But also of importance is that the military leader who led the coup and is now in power (General Sonthi Boonyaratglin)is a Muslim in a mostly Buddhist country. (Islam makes up only 4-percent of the population of Thailand).
This is of note as there have been numerous Muslim political uprisings from the three provinces bording Malasia. There has been religious extremism and violence in this Muslim community.
The new party is called the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM)... however, it is quite the misnomer since he has already drastically curtailed democratic rights.
In fact, he has imposed martial law, thrown out the constitution, an dissolved the national parliament. Any demonstrations or political gatherings are banned. Censorship requirements have been imposed on the media.
It's gotten so bad that radio stations are not allowed to take phone calls, and webmaster are being held accountable by the new government for everything posted on their site (including bulletin board postings by Thai residents).
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