Flera artiklar såklart i samband med 3-års firandet. Denna i Bangkok Post som visar hur studenter som ville fira en "unhappy" birthday stoppades från det, är rätt intressant.
I artikeln får juntan dessutom ge sin syn som motsäger studenternas. Juntan har fått alla thailändare att le igen, minsann:
Regarding the regime's effort to restore public happiness, NCPO spokesman Piyapong Klinpan claimed the regime has also succeeded on this front.
"During the past three years, the NCPO has restored happiness to the people and made people smile. We have reclaimed land illegally occupied by big businesses. We have solved many of the people's complaints in a way that previous governments did not,'' the NCPO spokesman said.
Shortly after the coup, Gen Prayut came up with a catchphrase "Bring back happiness to the people'' as a key motto to justify the military takeover.
Och apropå det där med att sko sig själva. Här från samma artikel, ett diagram över militärutgifternas utveckling sedan 2006....:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/1253958/still-waiting-for-coup-to-deliver