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Voting in Bangkok has been “very active”, according to a top Bangkok Metropolitan Administration official. Silapasuay Raweesaengsoon, BMA’s permanent secretary, said that despite the very lively voting activities by Bangkokians, there was no problems regarding the work of polling booth officials. She said she expected that the voter turn-out for Bangkok can be as high
A 96-year-old northeastern woman in Kalasin province is believed to be one of the oldest voters to cast a ballot in today’s general election this morning. The small, elderly woman, whose name was not released, had to be helped to cast her vote as she could not reach the ballot box at polling station in
Some 51 million Thais are eligible to go to poll today after more than four years of military rule, for a highly-craved general election to decide the immediate futures of a divided nation and of controversial figures competing for political control, including the man who put a brake on the “democracy” himself. The voters’ choices
Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit may be in hot water over his alleged share-holding in a media organization which, if true, would be in violation of the Constitution. According to Isra news agency, Thanathorn and his wife Raweepan, had owned a total of 900,000 shares, worth about nine million baht, in V-Luck Media Company. The shares were acquired on April 30th, 2018. However, all of their
After most major parties wrapped campaigning Friday night, the pro-Thaksin Pheu Thai party today used a convoy of campaign trucks in a last-minute bid to reach out to Bangkok’s voters. Core party members and candidates rode pickup trucks on a tour of the city, with loudspeakers blaring out party policies and pleading for public support. The convoy was split into six groups, each led by core
Election ballots cast by both local and overseas early voters and which have already been sorted at Lak Si post office in Bangkok, are being transported in a convoy of trucks to their destinations in 350 electoral constituencies nationwide. The departure of the fleet took place this morning and was presided over by Election Commission
The Election Commission (EC) has ruled that the Palang Pracharat party’s nomination of General Prayut Chan-o-cha as its prime ministerial candidate is legitimate. An EC press release today said that the commission had considered a petition filed by a lawyer for the disbanded Thai Rask Chart party Mr. Winy at Chartmontri, challenging the legitimacy of the nomination of Gen Prayut as the Palang Pracharat party’s prime ministerial
Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda will be among some 900,000 early voters in Bangkok to cast their general election ballots tomorrow. About two million people registered as early voters nation-wide. The first public appearance of the ageing statesman, after several months of hospital visits, will dispel speculation that he was seriously ill. He will cast this ballot at a polling booth inside Sukhothai
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a review of the bidding process for the concession to operate duty free shops at Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Hat Yai airports to ensure transparency and optimum benefit for the state. Government deputy spokesman, Lt-Gen Veerachon Sukhonthapark, said today that the Prime Minister is aware of concerns over the bidding model used by Airports of Thailand Company (AOT), operator
The March-24 is anything but predictable. That’s the general consensus among some of Thailand’s leading academics and political experts just less than a week away from the first general election for the country in almost eight years. They agree that the electoral system – in which a vote cast will be used to determine both
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a review of the bidding process for the concession to operate duty free shops at Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Hat Yai airports to ensure transparency and optimum benefit for the state. Government deputy spokesman, Lt-Gen Veerachon Sukhonthapark, said today that the Prime Minister is aware of concerns over the bidding model used by Airports of Thailand Company (AOT), operator
The Election Commission (EC) has ordered an investigation into the conduct of some former candidates of the disbanded Thai Raksa Chart party who have reportedly urged their supporters to vote for anti-Prayut parties or to cast “No Vote” ballots in the March-24 general election. EC chairman Itthiporn Bonprakhong said today that persuading the electorate to
