FORMER Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is unfazed by an MP and a former MP submitting evidence to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on alleged corruption and illegality in the appointment and transfer of 17 high-ranking Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) officials, PPTVHD36 said today (June 12). Economic Party MP, Mr. Chris Potranandana, and Pheu Thai
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Majority want independent candidate for Bangkok governor with Chadchart ahead: KPI Poll
MOST PEOPLE in Bangkok intend to elect an independent candidate for Bangkok governor with former governor Chadchart Sittipunt still in the lead but those who remain undecided could change the result of the gubernatorial and city council election taking place on June 28, according to the latest KPI Poll, PPTVHD36 said this evening (June
Read moreChadchart unveils artistic election signs while Democrats canvass in Phaya Thai
FORMER Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (June 3) kicked off a new dimension in campaigning for gubernatorial and city council election set to take place on June 28 by introducing novel artistic campaign signs while Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva rallied support for his party’s candidate Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri in Phaya Thai area, Amarin TV said.
Read moreNo QR codes on Bangkok governor election ballots: Polling agency
AFTER fierce criticism over questionable existence of barcodes and QR codes on voting ballots in the Feb. 8 general election, the Election Commission today (May 16) confirmed that there would not be QR codes on ballots for Bangkok governor and city council elections set for June 28, TV Channel 7 said. Acting Lt. Col.
Read moreBangkok has recorded budget surplus for years now
WITH the Bangkok gubernatorial and city council elections due to take place on June 28 and questions being raised about Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA’s) budget management a former deputy governor today (May 4) revealed that a budget surplus has been recorded for nine years straight, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Kriengyot Sudlapa, former BMA deputy
Read morePeople’s dodges question on talks with Chadchart in Bangkok governor election race
WITH Bangkok gubernatorial and city council election set to take place on June 28, People’s Party has kicked off a citywide advertising campaign under the slogan “Easy Bangkok” with this camp’s leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut also refusing to clearly state whether incumbent Governor Chadchart Sittipunt had been approached to run for the party, Amarin TV
Read moreConstitutional Court accepts barcode/QR code-riddled polling case
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL Court today (March 18) accepted a lawsuit filed in pursuit of judgment as to whether last month’s general election be declared null and void due to the questionable existence of barcodes and QR codes on voting ballots. The nine Constitutional Court judges voted 6:3 to resolve to accept
Read moreElection Commission to get sued unless senatorial rigging case forwarded to court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LEGAL ACTION will certainly be taken against the Election Commission if the polling agency fails to forward a sensational, senatorial rigging lawsuit to court, the People’s spokesman Parit Wacharasindhu confirmed today (March 16). A duty-negligence and misconduct lawsuit will be definitely filed against the commissioners if they eventually fail to
Read morePeople’s to file duty-negligence, misconduct lawsuit against Election Commission
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S will shortly file a criminal lawsuit against the Election Commission on duty-negligence and misconduct charges, resulting in the polling agency’s alleged failure to hold a clean and fair election due to the questionable existence of barcodes and QR codes on voting ballots, People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut confirmed today
Read moreWhether Klatham joins coalition bandwagon depends on de facto Bhumjaithai boss
By Thai Newsroom Reporters WHETHER OR NOT the Klatham will be eventually brought onto the potential bandwagon of a Bhumjaithai-led government is currently hinging on a final decision to be made by Newin Chidchob, the de facto boss of the latter party, sooner than later. Under de facto party boss Thammanat Prompao, the Klatham
Read moreBhumjaithai, Pheu Thai hold talk on coalition govt setup
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI and Pheu Thai, the largest and third largest elected parties respectively, today (Feb.13) held an initial talk without the Klatham over the setup of a coalition government following Sunday’s election. Executive members of the ultra-conservative Bhumjaithai under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob had invited those of the
Read moreElection might be called null and void, given barcodes, QR codes on voting ballots
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SUNDAY’S ELECTION could possibly be declared by court as null and void due to the untoward existence of barcodes and QR codes on voting ballots. The ballots distributed by the Election Commission were evidently found to bear barcodes for the party-listed mode of the nationwide election and QR codes for
Read moreElection Commission dismisses call for recount of votes in Chonburi
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION Commission today (Feb.12) categorically dismissed a persistent call from students for a recount of all votes in a constituency of Chonburi amidst allegations of rigging and irregularities over Sunday’s election. Election Commission Chair Narong Klanwarin announced that the polling agency had investigated the alleged rigging and irregularities over
Read moreMysteriously unequal totals of constituency/party ballots reported
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS seen as an untoward phenomenon, the total of counted ballots for constituency-based mode of Sunday’s election was found vastly unequal to that for party-listed mode and the Election Commission has not as yet given any explanation to the puzzling outcome. According to reports on the polling agency’s
Read moreSome referees ‘bought’ to rig votes for rogue contestants
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN REFEREES at many voting units had been allegedly bought with money by rogue candidates to surreptitiously manipulate to rig the votes and land them undue victories in Sunday’s election for MPs, according to a partisan source. Those kickback-taking, biased referees who had mingled with others at many voting units,
Read moreRecount of votes in all five constituencies of Supanburi demanded
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A RECOUNT of votes in all five constituencies of Supanburi was today (Feb.10) demanded amidst allegations of electoral rigging and irregularities. The People’s called on the Election Commission to have all five constituencies of the central province recounted after four Bhumjaithai candidates and one Klatham contestant had reportedly swept victories
Read morePeople’s calls for recounting of votes in 10 questionable constituencies
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’s, the second largest elected party in Sunday’s election, today (Feb.10) called for the recounting of votes in 10 constituencies amidst allegations of electoral rigging and irregularities. Given complaints of electoral rigging and irregularities filed by people in those constituencies and elsewhere in the provinces, the reformist camp insisted
Read morePheu Thai unnecessary for Bhumjaithai-led coalition govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI, the largest elected party in Sunday’s election, will likely align with the Klatham, the fourth largest elected camp, but not with the Pheu Thai who came out as third to set up a coalition government, partisan sources said today (Feb.9). Given 193 MP seats which the ultra-conservative Bhumjaithai
Read moreJapan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Takaichi forges stunning election win
By Reuters and published by CNA TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition swept to a historic election win on Sunday (Feb. 8), paving the way for promised tax cuts that have spooked financial markets and military spending aimed at countering China. The conservative Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader who says she is
Read moreBhumjaithai scores landslide victory over People’s
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ULTRA-CONSERVATIVE Bhumjaithai, surreptitiously steered by de facto party boss Newin Chidchob, scored a landslide victory in today’s (Feb.8) election, emerging as the largest elected party overwhelmingly defeating the reformist People’, according to unofficial reports. At the time of unofficially reporting, the Bhumjaithai under whose tickets Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin
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