The hunt for opposition to the coup spreads abroad
Prayuth's happiness campaign is becoming more sinister by the day as the junta and its ultra royalists yobs hunt down opponents both in Thailand and abroad.
Yesterday we heard of an arrest warrant being issued for a dangerous subversive agent, disguised as a hair-dresser and based in London, with the secret code name "Rose".
The junta knows none of the Thai activists based abroad are likely to accept Prayuth invitation to "rest" in a police station for a while, so instead a new campaign of terror has been launched.
Already ultra royalists working closely with MICT are posting videos on Facebook showing how they intimidate Thai dissidents living abroad, visiting them in their homes and frightening the neighbours.
All of this is being done in the name of king Bhumibol, a man who rarely travels outside his cult kingdom for fear of being pelted with eggs by Thais living abroad, or worse, being arrested by officials for non payment of taxes.
The question is, what will the authorities in countries where activists are resident do now? Many dissidents are facing arrest warrants back home and the criminal junta in Bangkok is demanding they be extradited to Thailand.
We could be seeing the start of a new hate campaign against activists by royalist groups closely associated to Prayuth's regime. If so, foreign countries will need to make their positions clear.
Of special importance is the question of extradition laws. Prayuth's junta has make it clear that he wishes to see all activists extradited to Thailand to face trials for lese majeste.
From the treatment being meted out to anti 112 activists like Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, we can be pretty certain that anti-coup dissidents living abroad will not have the human rights respected in Thai jails.
Prayuth and his royalist fanatics are looking for a showdown with the international community over the issue of lese majeste. My guess is, this could be the junta's undoing.