Love the title. "Junta wants sweeping reforms".

Do we know yet if the Thai people also want these reforms? Or is their opinion not important?

what reforms?

Up to Prayuth.

PTP & UDD had their chance at the table, but Taksin rejected all the proposals.

Wonder if Prayuth will make that mistake again.

why up to an unelected person? because he has a gun? no need to answer that

Love the title. "Junta wants sweeping reforms".

Do we know yet if the Thai people also want these reforms? Or is their opinion not important?

what reforms?

Up to Prayuth.

PTP & UDD had their chance at the table, but Taksin rejected all the proposals.

Wonder if Prayuth will make that mistake again.

why up to an unelected person? because he has a gun? no need to answer that

I like rhetorical questions, always much more fun to imply and suggest.

So, up to Gen. Prayuth and his NCPO (or is it NPOMC now ?) to set the framework for reforms and decide on how to proceed with formulating, who to ask for input at first, who to ask late, etc., etc. Of course I'm aware that some posters here would rather have seen Gen. Prayut to show some paperwork and state on television "this is it, now go and reconcile", but that would be dictatorial, now wouldn't it?

Love the title. "Junta wants sweeping reforms".

Do we know yet if the Thai people also want these reforms? Or is their opinion not important?

what reforms?

Up to Prayuth.

PTP & UDD had their chance at the table, but Taksin rejected all the proposals.

Wonder if Prayuth will make that mistake again.

why up to an unelected person? because he has a gun? no need to answer that

Yes there is SICK. try to keep the cheap shots out, you will be the loser, again.

From the OP:

The military believes underground movements would soon surface to oppose the coup.

The military dictators and the ammart are deeper into it than they had ever been for a hundred years yet they're still digging.

Good on US Ambassador Kristie Kenney and German Ambassador Rolf Schulze among others for not attending the meeting because, as they said, they want nothing to do with the Thai military as dictators ruling over Thailand. That's an excellent posture by Prez Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Waiting also for the sanctions coming that were referenced in the OP, by the United States and the European Union.

I see the State Department has now issued a travel warning against travel to Thailand, which throws the marker down to begin the international processes to isolate the military dictatorship. Military mutiny coup d'état is already passe' in civilized society but this one is beyond the pale.

has only just begun to begin for the militarists, the military dictators, the ammart. There's a severe shitstorm headed their way.

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Security Situation in Thailand

Thailand Travel Alert

Last Updated: May 23, 2014

The U.S. Department of State recommends that U.S. citizens reconsider any non-essential travel to Thailand, particularly Bangkok, due to ongoing political and social unrest and restrictions on internal movements, including an indefinite nighttime curfew throughout Thailand. The Department of State has advised official U.S. government travelers to defer all non-essential travel to Thailand until further notice. This Travel Alert supersedes the Travel Alert issued on May 16, 2014.

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/service.html

Oh noes!! The bully to the world disapproves! Net impact on Thailand: Nil. Concern of population: Zero.

Love the title. "Junta wants sweeping reforms".

Do we know yet if the Thai people also want these reforms? Or is their opinion not important?

what reforms?

Up to Prayuth.

PTP & UDD had their chance at the table, but Taksin rejected all the proposals.

Wonder if Prayuth will make that mistake again.

why up to an unelected person? because he has a gun? no need to answer that

They left it up to an elected retard up until recently, and that resulting in chaos. At least this current character is actually a leader, and gets things done.