Another international NGO, Reporters Without Borders, described the junta as waging “a blitzkrieg aimed at achieving absolute control over the provision of news and information” since it seized power in 2014. In their 2015 “Press Freedom Index” report, Thailand was ranked 130th out of 180 countries for press freedom. The junta was described as “one of the region’s most authoritarian regimes as regards journalists and freedom of information” and the author of the report was left wondering “what remains of the media freedom in Thailand that was regarded as a regional model just ten years ago?” The organization also awarded junta leader Prayuth the ignoble title “Predator of Press Freedom.” The general is known for his unpredictable behavior during press conferences and made international headlines in March for threatening to execute journalists who did not toe the line. Delivered in deadpan, the comment was likely intended to be humorous but behind the joke was a threat which laid bare the new reality for reporters working in post-coup Thailand.