Thailändska staten lånar ut miljarder till risodlare
I ett försök att höja lönerna för landets kämpande risodlare satsar nu den styrande militärjuntan i Thailand på att erbjuda lån till bönderna. Sammanlagt lånas motsvarande 9 miljarder kronor ut, skriver Financial Times. Initiativet genomförs trots att landets tidigare premiärmininster, Yingluck Shinawatra, nyligen dömts till miljardböter för rissubventionerna hon försökte genomföra under sin tid vid makten.
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Statskuppen i Thailand 2014
Wikipedia (en)
On 22 May 2014, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Commander of the Royal Thai Army (RTA), launched a coup d'état, the 12th since the country's first coup in 1932, against the caretaker government of Thailand, following six months of political crisis. The military established a junta called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to govern the nation.
After dissolving the government and the Senate, the NCPO vested executive and legislative powers in its leader and ordered the judicial branch to operate under its directives. In addition, it partially repealed the 2007 constitution, save the second chapter which concerns the king, declared martial law and curfew nationwide, banned political gatherings, arrested and detained politicians and anti-coup activists, imposed internet censorship and took control of the media.
The NCPO issued an interim constitution granting itself amnesty and sweeping power. The NCPO also established a military dominated national legislature which later unanimously elected General Prayut as the new prime minister of the country.
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