MICT will hack websites!

The previous ICT Minister, Sitthichai Pokaiyaudom, was an elderly Luddite. He claimed that he had no knowledge of blocked websites, and didn't really seem to understand the internet at all. The new Minister, however, appears to be more hands-on. Mun Patanotai, Sittichai's replacement, has announced that he is planning a 'hack and crack' policy to target unacceptable foreign websites.

The Computer Crime Act enables MICT to block websites after court approval, however it only applies to websites hosted within Thailand. Mun's (certainly illegal, and probably unworkable) solution is to hire a crack squad of thirty hackers, who will attempt to delete any 'offensive' websites altogether, without waiting for pesky legal permission.

Mum's first target, apparently, is a company selling Beagle Buddha merchandise via cafepress.com/pocketlama/1805170. Their goods feature an image of the Buddha with the face of a beagle dog. I'm sure the webmasters are quaking in their boots at the prospect of an MICT hack...