Thai Govt attacks drunk driving on the Internet

Ok so I suspect that like me you thought the above headline means that the Thai Government is campaigning on the Internet to prevent drunk driving casualties particularly because of the high death rate Thailand has due to Road Traffic Accidents.....

BUT NO!!

Read this......

PM Dr Thaksin announced today a plan to make it illegal to use the Internet while affected by liquor or a drug, or to discuss sexually explicit matters on the Internet. The proposed bill will enable the Royal Thai Police to monitor internet traffic of those who use or abuse alcohol or drugs, Dr Thaksin said. The PM was confident that bill would be passed by the parliament and said “There is too much immoral activity between teenagers that begins in an internet chat room." Adding that studies from the health ministry showed the rise in teenage pregnancies mirrored the average rise in internet use among teens in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and Chonburi.

The Thai prime minister was quoted saying "I myself have forbidden my daughter last week to use the internet after she drank a glass of wine" but refused to elaborate further on the nature of her internet activities.(err I am on another planet or is this man barking????)

Internet usage has already been restricted by the Thai Internet Police to prevent youths from looking at sexual content. In this latest measure they will be aided by a software company from Nonthaburi Software Park, who has developed an "Internet logger" which logs all requests within Thailand. This system is unique in the world and has been developed in cooperation with Shincorp their main shareholder(and guess who owns this company... The Prime Minister.Ngo's have complained already by the flagrant disregard for human rights, that this "Thai Big Brother" system represents.

Words fail me.......the world is being run by such a shady sinister bunch of people......and you know whats really bothering is that I am feeling nervous writing about this. Maybe I should get 'Free Da Wizard' Tshirts printed in case the Thought Police come for me soon.