Thailand's junta lifts ban on political campaigning ahead of 2019 poll

Thailand's junta has lifted a ban on political campaigning ahead of 2019 elections, according to an order published by the Royal Gazette Tuesday, four years after it was introduced following the kingdom's latest coup.

"Political parties should be able to campaign to present their policies," the order said, adding it comes into immediate effect with the poll, slated for February 24, looming.