Text of report in English by Thai newspaper Bangko

BANGKOK, Thailand - The Thai government said Friday it has lifted a four-month ban on YouTube after the popular video-sharing Web site's operator agreed not to allow videos that violate the country's laws or are deemed offensive to Thai people.

By Komsan Tortermvasana, Bangkok Post, Thailand Aug. 14--The Information and Communications Technology minister has told the National Telecommunications Commission to speedily allocate mobile numbers to private operators, saying any further delay would affect the whole telecom industry.

By Komsan Tortermvasana, Bangkok Post, Thailand Aug.

GOOGLE, which is enlisting US trade negotiators to fight growing internet censorship, has agreed to censor its own YouTube site in Thailand.