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<div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Since the coup d’état on 22 May, Thais have lived with their freedoms and liberties limited. Eating sandwiches and reading George Orwell’s 1984 in public have become crimes. Imitating the Hunger Game’s three-finger salute can land you in jail for seven days. People live in fear that they may be summoned and detained in a military camp. All kinds of media are heavily monitored. </div></div>
<div>&nbsp;</div> <div>As of 19th June 2014, Human Rights Watch has <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2014%2F06%2F19%2Fthailand-fears-crackdown-trigger-exodus&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNFXJJjbE89SQTHOwasPvlNN8Aoc4g">reported</a> several hundred thousand migrant workers from Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos fleeing Thailand. An estimated 220,000 Cambodian workers have returned to the safety of their own country in fear of the Junta’s action against illegal migrant workers. </div>
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<p><br /><strong>Issarachon Foundation: Bangkok Homeless Increase 10%</strong><br /><br />There are 3,140 homeless people living in Bangkok, an increase of about 10 per cent from 2012, according to the latest survey by Issarachon Foundation.<br /><br />Issarachon (Freeman) Foundation released a survey on the homeless in Bangkok on Wednesday March 12. The survey was conducted at the end of 2013. &nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />Of the 3,140 homeless persons, 1,944 are men and 1,196 are women.<br /></p>
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<div><strong>A leading school in Thailand to introduce “Thai ethics and morality” test&nbsp;</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Srinakarinwirot Pathumwan Demonstration School in Bangkok will introduce a morality test for every student who applies to study at Matthayom 1 level (grade 7) at the school.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Orapin Kanuengsukkasem, the School Director, said student applicants must take sessions that will lecture them about “Thai ethics and morality” and “qualities of good people.” They would be trained in how to wai, or give the traditional Thai greeting, and how to w </div>
<div><strong>EC sued for ignoring duties /&nbsp;</strong><strong>International campaign to free Somyos /&nbsp;</strong><strong>Red Shirts mock Civil Court</strong><strong>&nbsp;/ &nbsp;</strong><span>Reds sell t-shirts to raise funds for police injured during protest</span></div> <div> </div>