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Prayut extends Section 44 net
Govt bans street races, booze near schools
24 Jul 2015
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invoked his special powers under Section 44 of the interim charter to tackle illegal street racing, alcohol sales near schools and universities, and illegal nightspot operations..... (read more)....
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politic ... ion-44-net
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Pressure mounts on Gen Prayut
Calls for cabinet reshuffle grow to restore confidence in government
26 July 2015
Pressure mounted yesterday on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to reshuffle his cabinet and bring in more proactive ministers to tackle the economy, as fears mount of harsher financial times and falling confidence in the government...... (read more)....
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... gen-prayut
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U. S. State Department TIP Report
Thailand
Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
2015 Trafficking in Persons Report
THAILAND: Tier 3
Thailand is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking.... (read more)...
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/c ... 243547.htm
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And Thailand's response....
Press Releases : The Release of the US State Department Trafficking in Persons Report 2015
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http://mfa.go.th/main/en/media-center/1 ... epartment-
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PM predicts 2016 TIP upgrade
Critics accuse US of veiled political agenda
29 Jul 2015
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says he is confident Thailand's standing on human trafficking in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report will improve next year, as international accusations flew that the rankings were influenced by politics and economic interests.
The TIP report, issued in the US on Monday, has come under increasing fire from US lawmakers and international human rights advocates after it upgraded Malaysia and Cuba from Tier 3, the lowest level, but kept Thailand at its present Tier 3 ranking..... (read more)....
http://bangkokpost.com/news/politics/63 ... ip-upgrade
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Election to be held in September next year
29 Jul 2015
A general election of members of parliament will probably be held in September 2016, 90 days after the promulgation of three organic laws, according to the Constitution Drafting Committee..... (read more)....
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politic ... -next-year
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Suthep 'scheming' to prop up NCPO
Return to public life a bad sign, says UDD
30 Jul 2015
NEWSPAPER SECTION: NEWS | WRITER: MANOP THIP-OSOD, NATTAYA CHETCHOTIROS & AEKARACH SATTABURUTH
A news conference called for today by Suthep Thaugsuban, the chief architect of the anti-government movement that led to the 2014 coup, is seen by his opponents as a strategic move to bolster the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)...... (read more)....
http://bangkokpost.com/news/politics/63 ... op-up-ncpo
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Post-Coup Thailand Sees Economic Slump Putting Pressure on Junta
by Suttinee YuvejwattanaChris Blake
July 30, 2015
Thai economy lagging behind Southeast Asian peers again.
ThailandтАЩs government is under increasing pressure to overhaul the cabinet and bolster the economy as falling exports, eroding consumer confidence and a slump in manufacturing portend one of the regionтАЩs slowest expansions.... (read more)...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/ ... e-on-junta
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A short essay
The Military Muzzling of Thailand and the Quandary of Demilitarization
By Paul Chambers | Director of Research and Lecturer - Institute of Southeast Asian Affairs - Faculty of Political Science - Chiang Mai University | Jul 29, 2015
This essay is part of the Middle East-Asia Project (MAP) series on тАЬ'Civilianizing' the State in the Middle East and Asia Pacific Regions.тАЭ.... (read more).....
http://www.mei.edu/content/map/military ... tarization
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Thinking critically about democracy and education reform in Thailand
By Valerie Strauss July 30
Critical thinking is seen, of course, as an essential skill for college and careers тАФ but it is also essential in a healthy democracy. Here is a post about the Kingdom of Thailand, a country that straddles monarchy and democracy and where educators and politicians are grappling with how critical thinking should be taught in schools. HereтАЩs a post on this issue by Tanika Panyarachun, a Thai school guidance counselor, and Jessica Lander, an American educator who taught at a Thai University. Both are recent graduates of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
By Tanika Panyarachun and Jessica Lander..... (read more)......
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ans ... -thailand/