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Re: Protests update
Lawyer complains to EU about ‘intimidation’
JUTHATHIP LUCKSANAWONG
THE SUNDAY NATION March 20, 2016
THE lawyer for a man suspected of involvement in the “Khon Kaen model” plot to allegedly carry out attacks after the 2014 coup has sought help from the European Union (EU) over alleged intimidation by authorities.
Benjarat Meethien said that she had suffered intimidation.... (read more)... http://www.nationmultimedia.com/poli...-30282008.html
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Letters Show Prayuth Ordered Passports Pulled From Former Education Minister Jaturon
Pravit Rojanaphruk
21 March 2016
BANGKOK — A former education minister has again decried the revocation of his passport and right to travel freely as “unjust” after letters emerged showing it was expressly ordered in writing by junta leader cum Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha..... (read more).... http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail...te=06§ion=
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Environmentalists condemn junta for bypassing EIA process
Submitted by editor4 on Mon, 21/03/2016
Kornkritch Somjittranukit
The anti-Thaksin civil society has condemned the junta government for issuing orders that intentionally benefit big construction projects which affect locals, and has urged people to use the upcoming referendum as a bargaining chip against the junta.
Academics and civil society state that NCPO Orders 3/2016, 4/2016 and 9/2016, which were issued using the power of Article 44 of 2014 interim charter, are turning Thailand into a capitalists’ paradise. These orders deprive people of their community rights and national resources on the ground and will destroy the local environment and businesses.... (read more).... http://prachatai.org/english/node/5953
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Abhisit reconciles with Suthep, at least for now
Niphawan Kaewrakmuk
March 21, 2016
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva appears to be mending fences with Suthep Thaugsuban, his estranged former party secretary general. And it seems the former prime minister is looking ahead to post-election politics.
Abhisit and Suthep, once close political allies who worked together through the political unrest of 2010, became "completely broken apart" early this year after a conflict over Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra, who is Suthep's preferred candidate to become the next Democrat leader, according to a key party figure.... (read more)... http://www.nationmultimedia.com/poli...-30282076.html
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Lawyers, rights groups condemn NCPO for halting Lawyers Council election
Submitted by editor2 on Mon, 21/03/2016
Lawyers, academics, and civil society groups have condemned the Thai junta for intervening in an election of the Lawyers Council of Thailand, saying that the junta has no legitimacy to do so.
The Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA), Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF), ENLAWTHAI Foundation, Union for Civil Liberty (UCL) and 66 other lawyers and law academics on Monday, 21 March 2016, issued a joint statement to condemn the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) for ordering a halt to the election of the Lawyers Council under the Royal Patronage..... (read more)... http://prachatai.org/english/node/59...edium=facebook
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Crisis caused the last coup, Meechai says
KHANITTHA THEPPAJORN,
PRAPASRI OSATHANON
THE NATION March 22, 2016
THE CHIEF constitution drafter said yesterday he thought the military should not have staged the 2014 coup if there had not been a political crisis.
Meechai Ruchupan, chairman of the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) and a member of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), said: "Due to the crisis, the military was asked to get involved."... (read more)... http://www.nationmultimedia.com/poli...-30282161.html
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How America can put Thailand back on track
NYTimes Opinion
March 22, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/op...n=facebook#_=_
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22 March 2016
Politically Incorrect Map 'Ugly But True,' Cartographer Says
By Pravit Rojanaphruk by
BANGKOK — Amateur cartographer Rackchart Wong-arthichart’s “Politically Incorrect” map of how the rest of Thailand and its neighbors are viewed by Bangkokians relegates most of the nation to the status of weekend getaways, dangerous places to be avoided or merely of no consequence.
The provocative map attracted more than 6,000 likes and nearly 800 shares since being posted Saturday to Facebook, as it seemed to touch a nerve with its intended Bangkok audience and was met with.... (read more).... http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail...079§ion=14
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Charter drafters guarantee seats for military chiefs in senate
Submitted by editor2 on Wed, 23/03/2016
Taking in some of the junta’s suggestions to adjust the draft charter, the Constitution Drafting Committee has guaranteed seats for military chiefs in the senate.
Matichon Online reported that Norachit Sinhaseni, spokesperson of the junta-appointed Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), announced at 4:10 pm on Tuesday, 22 March 2016, that the CDC has agreed with some of the recommendations from the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on the 2016 draft constitution.
Meeting the junta’s suggestions halfway, the CDC said that 200 of the 250 senators will be selected from a committee of 8-10 individuals, but.... (read more)... http://prachatai.org/english/node/5961
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Teeranai Charuvastra
23 March 2016
Junta Probe Clears Former Army Chief of Royal Monument Graft
BANGKOK — No trace of corruption or malfeasance was found in the construction of a royal monument overseen by former army chief Udomdej Sitabutr as widely alleged in media reports, a junta-appointed committee declared today.
Concluding a three-month investigation, the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission said Wednesday there was no evidence to back up allegations Gen. Udomdej, himself a member of the junta, engaged in any corrupt practices in the Rajabhakti Park project completed last year in Prachuap Khiri Khan province....(read more).... http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail...te=06§ion=