<div>&nbsp;</div> <div>After the 2007 Constitution was torn up two months ago, Thailand was presented with an Interim Charter with 48 articles on 22 July 2014. The significance of the charter is that it allows the establishment of three bodies: a National Legislative Assembly (NLA), taking the responsibilities of Parliament, a National Reform Committee (NRC), which will propose a “reform” plan aiming at re-engineering the Thai political landscape, and a Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC), which is responsible for drafting a permanent constitution. </div>

<div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>HM the King on Tuesday granted an audience to Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, the leader of the junta’ s National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), and endorsed the interim constitution, presented by the NCPO leader, according to Thailand’s Public Relations Department.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The interim charter’s Article 48 grants an amnesty for the coup makers and their subordinates.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Today (Tuesday) is the two-month anniversary of the military coup.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p>