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Former chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) Supant Mongkolsuthree has been appointed head of the Thai Sang Thai party’s economic team. Chairwoman of the party, Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, welcomed Supant into the party today (Monday) and introduced him to the media, saying that the party is pleased to have a man of such
As the government sails towards another censure-debate storm, coalition MP Pichate Satirachaval is creating dangerous waves in the ruling Palang Pracharath Party – just months after joining it. Pichate claims to have exposed irregularities in recent bidding for a 30-year concession to manage and operate a 25.6-billion-baht water pipeline project in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) special
Former Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang, Democrat candidate Suchatvee Suwansawat and former transport minister Chadchart Sittipunt are the three Bangkok gubernatorial candidates most mentioned on social media, according to a poll conducted by data analytics company Bizcuit Solution. The survey delved into more than four million comments posted on the Facebook, Twitter and YouTube platforms from
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai party’s advisory chief for public participation and innovation and youngest daughter of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin, has embarked on her first campaign trail, to support the party’s councillor election candidates in Thon Buri. She led the party’s candidates touring Taling Chan, Thawee Wattana, Bang Khae and Phasi Charoen districts to
With only two weeks to go before the Bangkok gubernatorial and councillor elections on Sunday May 22nd, the Election Commission is to launch a city-wide campaign tomorrow (Monday) to urge Bangkok’s voters to go to the polls. The launch event will be held at City Hall, after which a convoy of trucks, equipped with loudspeakers,
Democrat candidate Suchatvee Suwansawat has been attempting to woo street vendors with his promise that, if he is elected the governor, the municipal police will be friendlier and will no longer harass them. He said, during his visit to a market in Bang Bon district today (Wednesday), that pavement vendors will be more relaxed and
The Bangkok South Criminal Court revoked the bail granted to two anti-establishment political activists today (Tuesday). They are facing charges of lèse majesté and violations of the Computer Crime Act for conducting polls in downtown Bangkok about royal motorcades nearly three months ago. The two activists from the “Thaluwang” group, “Baipor” (a minor under Thai
The “Prinn effect” has left the coalition Democrat Party at one of the lowest ebbs in its 76-year history and its eighth leader, Jurin Laksanawisit, in political hot water. Multiple sex-abuse allegations against former deputy Democrat leader Prinn Panitchpakdi, who was handpicked by Jurin for the job, have tainted the party’s hard-earned reputation and credibility
Bangkok councilor election candidate for Bang Sue district, Pornpimon Kongudom, died yesterday (Sunday) of sepsis while suffering from intestinal cancer. The 59-year-old candidate was four-time Bangkok councilor. Before her death yesterday, she was running under the banner of the Thai Sang Thai party. She was previously with the Bhumjaithai and Democrat parties. Pornpimon was the
Independent candidate in the Bangkok gubernatorial election, former transport minister Chadchart Sittipunt, is still leading in the latest surveys by Suan Dusit Poll and NIDA Poll. According to the Suan Dusit Poll, in which field and online interviews were conducted on 2,522 people in Bangkok, the majority of the respondents said they prefer independent candidates
On May Day (Labour Day) today, former transport minister Chadchart Sittipunt said that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) should provide services to help improve the lives of workers in Bangkok, although the official responsibility of taking care of employees rests with the Labour Ministry. For instance, he said, more buses should be provided for the
Former Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang has proposed that garbage collection in Bangkok be increased from twice to three or four times a day. On the campaign trail in Bangkok Noi and Khlong San districts, on the Thon Buri side of the capital, Aswin said yesterday that garbage collection normally happens twice a day, starting at
