<p>After expressing his frustration over the latest Deep South peace talks, the Thai junta leader warned media not to criticise the government for the stalled peace dialogue with Deep South insurgent groups.</p>

<p>The junta have charged eight dissidents abducted by the military with sedition while two of the eight are also accused of lѐse majesté. Meanwhile, the police are gathering evidence against key red shirt figures allegedly linked to some of the eight. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<div>The junta head has said the military operation against the red-shirt protesters in 2010 was legally justified, denying allegations that he favoured the Democrat Party over Pheu Thai.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On Monday, 25 April 2016, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the junta head and PM, said that the coup d’état in 2014 was inevitable since the country was in a political deadlock and the civil government lacked the capacity to solve the problem. </div>

<p>Junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha today accused the de facto leader of the Redshirt movement of plotting the recent resumption of public protests against his military regime.</p>

<p>The Thai junta leader told the media that anyone campaigning about the draft constitution faces 10 years imprisonment once the Referendum Bill is enacted.</p> <p>Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the junta leader and Prime Minister, at the Government House, Bangkok, on Tuesday, 19 April 2016, told the media that people who participate in campaigns either to accept or not accept the latest draft constitution may face up to 10 years’ imprisonment under the Referendum Bill. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<div> <div>The Thai junta leader and Prime Minister has suggested that cabinet members read The Governance of China, a book authored by Chinese President Xi Jinping, claiming that Thailand is in a reform period like China’s.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On Tuesday, 12 April 2016, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, the Minister of Tourism and Sports, told the media at Government House that Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the junta leader and PM, introduced “The Government of China”, a book authored by Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, to cabinet members, <a> </a></div></div>

<p>Conveying his good wishes to the Thai people for the upcoming Songkran Holiday, the Thai junta leader has warned Thai women that they should be wrapped nicely like candies.</p> <p><a href="http://www.matichon.co.th/news/103313">Matichon Online</a>&nbsp;reported on Tuesday, 12 April 2016, that Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the junta leader and Prime Minister, greeted Songkran well-wishers before the cabinet meeting at Government House.</p>

<p>The Thai junta leader scolded politicians for disagreeing with a plan to add an additional question to the public referendum on the draft constitution. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.matichon.co.th/news/101837">Matichon Online reported&nbsp;</a>that Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the junta leader and Prime Minister, on Monday, 11 April 2016, said that politicians have no right to disagree with him over the proposal to include another question in the public referendum to pass the draft constitution.</p> <p>The referendum is scheduled for 7 August 2016.</p>

<p>The Thai military summoned a key leader of a group campaigning against a waste-fired power plant for a discussion, saying that he is on the list of ‘influential figures’.</p> <p><a href="https://tlhr2014.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/ncpo-summoned-taweesak-junk-power-plant/">Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR)</a>&nbsp;reported that on Wednesday, 30 March 2016, military officers released Taweesak Inkwang, a key leader of a campaign against a waste-fired power plant in Chiang Rak Yai Subdistrict in the central province of Pathum Thani, after hours of discussion.</p>

<p>The Thai junta has proposed to turn attitude adjustment sessions into a special course for politicians while the junta leader said that politicians who do not understand the regime should not be politicians.</p> <p>Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the junta leader and Prime Minister, on Monday, 28 March 2016, told the media at Government House that the so-called attitude adjustment sessions, coercive discussions forced upon political dissidents by the military, will become more standardised.</p>

<div>The Thai junta enacted a new order to cut short the process to conduct Environmental Impact Assessment on mega project constructions. &nbsp; &nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On Tuesday, 8 March 2016, the public website of the <a href="http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2559/E/059/46.PDF">Royal Gazette</a> published the latest order of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), Order 9/2016, to cut short the process of conducting Environmental Impact Assessments on mega project constructions. </div>