Thai Junta to Issue New Law Banning Begging

BANGKOK — The Thai military government has approved the draft of a law that will criminalize begging, a common practice in streets of Thailand’s major cities.

The new law, which will replace previous legislation on begging enacted 74 years ago, was approved in a Cabinet meeting today, said Maj.Gen. Sansern Kaewkamnerd, a government spokesperson.

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