<p dir="ltr">Although the junta promised to eradicate the alleged corruption of the former civilian government which served the capitalists, the new Mining Bill is designed to give mining businesses easy access to more land without the need for mitigation of environmental and social impacts in most areas. &nbsp;Meanwhile marginalised people affected by mines will find it difficult under martial law to oppose the bill.</p> <p></p>

<p>Human rights groups and NGOs based in Thailand’s North East denounced the legitimacy of the coup makers and the authoritarian regime of the military government, arguing that reform cannot be carried out without public participation.</p>

<p><img alt="" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3948/15298213957_20eeaf51d6_c.jpg" /></p> <p><em>see larger image<a href="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3948/15298213957_4df7d1d514_h.jpg"> here</a></em></p> <div> <p>The Royal Gazette on 6 October announced the names of the 250 members of the National Reform Council (NRC) in accordance with Section 28 of the 2014 Interim Constitution.</p> </div>