TWENTY-FOUR civil groups yesterday launched a campaign to seek at least 10,000 signatures seeking to “disarm” the ruling junta and revoke 35 orders and announcements issued by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) under the absolute powers afforded by Article 44.

FOLLOWING mounting pressure over the political activity ban, the ruling junta has indicated that it could resort to issuing extra rules to allow election campaigning but not other activities.