NCPO Order No. 4/2016

18 Apr 2016
Environmental protection groups have filed a petition against the junta order to ease regulations on the construction of power plants, saying the order violates human rights. A network of eight provincial environmental protection groups and the EnLawThai Foundation (EnLaw) on Monday, 18 April 2016, filed a joint petition to the Administrative Court of Bangkok against National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Order No. 4/2016.
25 Feb 2016
Thai police have threatened environmental activists demanding revocation of recent junta orders to weaken regulations on power plants and industries with the junta’s ban on political gatherings. Meanwhile the activists have vowed to persevere with their rally despite the risk of arrest. Police from Nanglerng Police Station in Bangkok on Wednesday, 24 February 2016, issued a letter banning a protest by an environmental group called the People’s Network for Sustainable Development (PNSD) which was planned for 25-28 February in front of the United Nations headquarters in Bangkok.
22 Jan 2016
Thai junta leader has used his absolute power to scrap regulations on the construction of power plants and factories in a bid to secure energy needs and woo investors.     Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the junta leader and Prime Minister, on Wednesday, 20 January 2016, issued National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Orders No. 3/2016 and 4/2016, using his authority under Section 44 of the Interim Constitution, which gives him and security officers absolute power to maintain national security.
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