By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived in Hong Kong today (Feb.25) with intent to monitor an ongoing electoral campaign in northern Thailand where his daughter Paetongtarn is wooing popular support, a partisan source said. The Pheu Thai electoral campaign is being held over the weekend in Chiang
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Call to stop partisan cabinet members from handing out taxpayers’ money
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER ELECTION commissioner Sodsri Satayatham yesterday (Oct. 1) suggested the polling agency enforce all current cabinet members to quit as members of a party in order to hand out the taxpayer’s money to people in times of an electoral campaign. Sodsri advised that all partisan cabinet members be legally prohibited
Read moreOfficial campaign period for next election starts on Sept. 24
THE ELECTION Commission announced today (Sept. 16) that as of Sept. 24 the House of Representatives would have 180 days left of its current term and political parties could start campaigning for the next general election from that day onwards, Sanook.com said. According to Section 68 of the Organic Act campaigning can start when the
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