BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's ruling military laid out its economic priorities on Sunday, telling financial officials from the public and private sectors that it wanted to quickly pay farmers money owed under a failed subsidy scheme and work out a budget for 2015.
The army has consolidated its power since ousting the government on Thursday, detaining scores of politicians and activists whose rivalry has bedevilled the country for years, and trying to stamp out criticism with censorship and a ban on protests that an increasing number of people have defied.