Prayuth Chan-ocha. The constitution installed a 200 member National Legislative Assembly (NLA), and General Prayuth is said to have hand picked all of its members. The general’s stated intent has been to reform parliament to include more technocrats rather than career politicians, but the question that arose was at what cost the reform will be pursued.
By August, Prayuth gained the title of prime minister after a unanimous NLA vote and again handpicked a 36-member interim cabinet ensuring military dominance for minimum of 13 months.
Thailand has seen a stifling of freedom of speech and expression since the coup. The media is under close watch and self-censorship by outlets is common. The internet is reportedly heavily monitored and public displays of discontent with the junta are not tolerated. Thai blogger and foreign correspondent for Siam Voices, Saksith Saiyasombut, explains: “This is further underlined by the junta’s announcement to rigourously prosecute lèse majesté offenders, in a bid to bolster
Prayuth Chan-ocha. The constitution installed a 200 member National Legislative Assembly (NLA), and General Prayuth is said to have hand picked all of its members. The general’s stated intent has been to reform parliament to include more technocrats rather than career politicians, but the question that arose was at what cost the reform will be pursued.
By August, Prayuth gained the title of prime minister after a unanimous NLA vote and again handpicked a 36-member interim cabinet ensuring military dominance for minimum of 13 months.
Thailand has seen a stifling of freedom of speech and expression since the coup. The media is under close watch and self-censorship by outlets is common. The internet is reportedly heavily monitored and public displays of discontent with the junta are not tolerated. Thai blogger and foreign correspondent for Siam Voices, Saksith Saiyasombut, explains: “This is further underlined by the junta’s announcement to rigourously prosecute lèse majesté offenders, in a bid to bolster
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