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Thailand has seen its fair [share / shares] of upheaval and turmoil in the past few years. In an [attempt / attempting] to quell public unrest over the next month, the [ruling / ruler] military junta has ordered national broadcasters to [air / wind] all games of the soccer World Cup [for / as] free. Many Thais are [under / over] curfew but the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) believes they will be happy if they can watch World Cup games for free. This will please [poverty / poorer] Thais who could not afford the [specially / special] digital box needed to [view / viewing] the games. The NCPO arranged that all matches would be televised for free on the army-owned stations. It is not such good news for the satellite channel RS, which paid over $20 million for the broadcasting [rights / airs] .

NCPO leader Prayuth Chan-ocha said the [move / moving] is to "return happiness to the Thai people". It is [part / partner] of the junta's "happiness campaign" aimed [for / at] winning hearts and minds [following / followed] last month's coup. The campaign has also [seen / been] free concerts and free haircuts for the poor. The junta is also promising to subsidise farmers, [cap / cup] the costs of basic foods and start [major / majorly] infrastructure projects. Many soccer-mad Thais will have to watch the free games at home [as / has] there is a late-night curfew in most of the country. Thailand’s [national / international] team is ranked 149th in the world rankings and has never qualified [from / for] the World Cup Finals. The tournament began on June the 12th and will finish on July the 13th.