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Thai junta vows to lift politics ban

By AFP
March 31, 2018

BANGKOK: Thailand’s junta will lift a near four-year ban on political activity in June, an official said on Friday, as space for debate slowly expands in the kingdom with polls promised for next year. Political gatherings of five or more people have been outlawed since Thailand’s army grabbed power in a May 2014 coup, booting Yingluck Shinawatra’s elected government from power. The generals, who have repeatedly backtracked on promised returns to democracy, insist an election will be held “no later” than February 2019.