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He also assured us there would be no coup and that he had no interest in being PM in the first place.

The junta welcomes public discussion of the charter... so long as it does not criticize it or point out any of its flaws.

"We really wanted to have elections in 2020, but the people insisted that we held off until reform had taken place..."

I smell something...

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(Prepares for the imminent military poll to counter this...)

"while asserting his government is resolute in bringing corruption to a minimum by the year 2018."

Doesn't the roadmap only have his government lasting until 2017? Or, has the impossible happened, and the roadmap is slipping again?​

They have already updated that end of 2017 to end of 2017 at the earliest.

It was very transparent when they shut down the park and arrested students who were seeking to expose the issues there.

They sure are desperate to get these big projects underway, i wonder why that could be...............

They need something they can spin in a positive way before the charter inevitably fails and they need to delay elections until 2019.

And all those women from PDRC who gathered outside prison in support of the popcorn gun murderer are not a "politically motivated assembly of over five persons"? Are there any laws in Thailand that apply to all citizens?

Nobody noticed them, or the soldiers disguised as regular people trying to attack these same students in a mob, or the mob protesting outside of the U.S. Embassy.

Says the guy who seized power and refuses to give it up.

Not only is it common, but it is common knowledge.

And likely to remain a military government into 2017.

It will likely remain a military government for much longer than that.

Nothing says piety like a jaguar.

Thai Asylum has in the past involved forcing refugees off cliffs.

As religions go, Buddhism has to be the LEAST harmful of all the belief systems. It is already the de facto state religion. What's the big deal? They don't flog or behead their adherents for infractions and to my knowledge, no patriarch has ever issued a fatwa. Tempest in a teapot.

Why the need for change? It tells people of other religions that they are second class citizens, which will turn into a recruiting tool for the muslims in the south, while accomplishing what? It's a terrible idea that will only widen rifts.

Obviously the ISIS, Al Queda, etc muslims are a bad thing. But I agree with the above post with regards to extremists. We see it in all sides. While not all religions have Jihaads, the interpretations have led to most of the wars in mankind's existence. They led to the destruction of thousands of historical artifacts and pieces of knowledge at the hands of crusaders, conquistadors, and others. Certainly someone encouraging burning down mosques is part of the problem, and not the solution.

Let the propaganda begin.

Not a fan of Jatuporn, but I'm even less of a fan of people being arrested for not going along with the status quo.

By respectful he means positive.

I love these conflicting statements. A couple of days ago an election would go on regardless of if the charter was passed or not. Now the current government will stay in office until a new administration has been elected, and elections are being pushed back again... this before the charter has even gone to vote.

I'd guess everyone would like to see what is actually changing to these laws, rather than simply accepting that its to stamp out corruption.

Prayuth will not be bullied or intimidated.

This is becoming a regular thing. Quite obviously the government is doing the Chinese' bidding.

They've done a great job of ending political conflict... by arresting anyone who doesn't agree with them behind a gun.