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  Forest incursion cases rechecked

  19 Jun 2014 : The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has instructed the Royal Forest Department to relaunch investigations into three high-profile forest reserve encroachment cases which have made slow progress.
  

• Lotto vendors wary of ticket price cuts

  19 Jun 2014 : Cuts in lottery prices and online lottery machines will only benefit wholesalers and big agents, lottery retailers say.
  

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  Military court frees Worachet on bail

  19 Jun 2014 : Worachet Pakeerut, a Thammasat University law academic and core member of the anti-coup Nitirat group, appeared before a military court yesterday morning and was subsequently freed on bail.

• Regime denies persecution

  19 Jun 2014 : The junta yesterday insisted it had never been behind the current exodus of Cambodian workers and has no policy to crack down on them.

• NCPO briefs defence envoys

  19 Jun 2014 : The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) yesterday briefed foreign military attaches in Thailand on the reasons for the May 22 coup and appealed for their understanding of the political situation.

• Residents anxious over river road plan

  19 Jun 2014 : The construction of a new six-lane road along the banks of the Chao Phraya River will make riverside neighbourhoods unliveable, locals say.
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  NCPO eyes spectrum billions

  19 Jun 2014 : The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is planning to order the national broadcasting and telecom regulator to remit to the central government tens of billions of baht in revenues it obtained from the auction of digital TV spectrum.
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  Military vows offensive against Suvarnabhumi taxi mafia gangs

  19 Jun 2014 : The junta has ordered a crackdown on mafia-controlled taxi services at Suvarnabhumi airport and promised the public will notice improvements this month.
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  Banks zero in on crime behind bars

  19 Jun 2014 : The military junta is asking commercial banks to investigate more than 400 accounts of clients who have been imprisoned and whose names appear on a list of money-laundering suspects.

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  Army to manage labour shortfall

  19 Jun 2014 : Business operators facing labour shortages following the mass exodus of Cambodian workers have been urged to report their manpower needs to the Labour Ministry so it can help fill the shortfall.
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  Rail chief slams NCPO van scheme

  19 Jun 2014 : The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor has voiced opposition to the National Council for Peace and Order's (NCPO) plan to develop the Makkasan Airport Rail Link station into a new passenger van hub.
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  Worachet freed on bail

  18 Jun 2014 : The Bangkok Military Court on Thursday released Worachet Pakeerat, a Thammasat University lecturer and key member of the anti-coup Nitirat group, on 20,000 baht bail.