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The Election Commission (EC) decided today (Saturday) to void any advance voting by Thais living in Sudan and to allow those who have returned safely to Thailand to cast ballots in their constituencies in the May 14th general election, according to EC chairman Itthiporn Boonpracong. Advance voting was scheduled on April 28th and 29th at
Today (Friday), Thailand’s Election Commission disclosed the maximum amount that each constituency candidate and each party can spend during pre-election campaigning. Campaign spending is divided into two types. Firstly, if the House lasts through its four-year term, the maximum spending during the 180 days between the date the Election Commission announced date of the election
A complaint was lodged with the Office of the Ombudsman today (Friday) by Sonthiya Sawasdee, a political activist, asking the Constitutional Court to investigate Pheu Thai party’s campaign promise to distribute 10,000 baht in digital money to each of the 55 million Thai people aged over 16. Sonthiya said in the complaint that such a
The influx of African migrants to Thailand has increased over the years. Kasit Piromya, the former Foreign Minister of Thailand, stressed the need to convey knowledge and understanding between Thai and African communities in the Thai language to reach a broader Thai audience. On 26th April 2023, SSEA-Junction and the Institute for Population and Social
Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat issued a statement today (Thursday) via Facebook to defend himself against allegations that he lied about being detained by military officials at Bangkok’s military airport, following the coup in September 2006, which prevented him from attending his father’s funeral. Pita said he never expected that he would have to
President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish this job” and extend the run of America’s oldest president for another four years. Biden, who would be 86 at the end of a second term, is betting his first-term legislative
Sudan’s warring generals pledged Tuesday to observe a new three-day truce that was brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia in an attempt to pull Africa’s third-largest nation back from the abyss. The claims were immediately undercut by the sound of heavy gunfire and explosions in the capital of Khartoum. Residents said warplanes were
The Election Commission’s Office has come up with a method for sharing remaining party-list seats, after the distribution of 100 party-list seats based on the number of party-list votes received by each party nationwide. After the calculation of how many seats each party will get, each party still has votes which do not meet the
Advance general election voting for Thais living overseas is scheduled to begin tomorrow (Tuesday) at Thai embassies and consular offices, Election Commission (EC) Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee said today. The advance overseas voting will last until May 5th, with each embassy and consular office deciding the days for voting during that period, but all the ballots
Will Pheu Thai’s controversial pledge to hand 10,000 baht to every Thai citizen aged 16 and over be the “killer policy” that secures a landslide victory in the May 14 general election? The opposition party, which is aiming to regain political power after an eight-year hiatus, seems to think so, judging from remarks made by
The huge number of so-called populist promises being made in campaigning for Thailand’s election may have overwhelmed many voters. But political parties are hoping that at least some of these pledges stick in voters’ minds as they enter ballot booths on May 14. Pongsatorn, a new graduate from a technical college in the North, said
Incumbent Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed confidence that his United Thai Nation Party will win enough seats in the upcoming election for him to be nominated as the next prime minister. He also said, however, that he is ready to accept whatever the poll results turn out to be. “I will just go
