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,
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Recount 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
Read moreGrandma wins hearts by showing up to vote in Phuket
A 90-YEAR-OLD woman who showed up at a Phuket polling station to vote in today’s (Feb. 8) general election plus constitutional referendum made all those who were there very happy, Amarin TV. The unidentified grandmother said after voting at Phuket City Municipality polling station that she had thoroughly researched the election and referendum procedures
Read moreUnofficial results by 11 p.m.: Polling agency
THE Election Commission said today’s (Feb. 8) general election plus national referendum on whether a new constitution should be created was orderly this morning particularly in the northeastern and southern border provinces with unofficial results likely by 11 p.m. but sooner if counting proceeds smoothly, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Sawaeng Boonmee, EC’s secretary-general,
Read morePeople’s to retain highest popularity among all contesting camps
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S will likely retain the highest popular status among all parties contesting tomorrow’s (Feb.8) general election to emerge as the largest elected camp, winning most out of a total 500 MP seats, followed by the Bhumjaithai, currently core of the caretaker government, according to informed sources. Given sustained partisan
Read morePeople’s leader confirms he is ready to become PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S LEADER Nattapong Ruengpanyawut today (Feb.6) confirmed he is ready, able and willing to become prime minister after the upcoming Sunday’s election with unfaltering intent to change the country for the better as promised in public over the past several weeks of the reformist camp’s electoral campaign. During the
Read moreAt Last, People’s coming up with one-word campaign message – change
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a final touch of the People’s electoral campaign a few days prior to the upcoming Sunday’s election, gigantic roadside signs are drawing attention among passers-by in Bangkok and the provinces as well as online viewers simply with a one-word message – Change. The People’s gigantic
Read morePeople’s has ‘invisible’ potential to win 200 MP seats: Thammasat academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S is anticipated to have the “invisible” potential to win up to 200 MP seats in the Feb.8 election, roughly grabbing 50 more MP seats in constituency-based mode than in a previous election, according to a noted academic. Compared to 112 MP seats which the Move Forward, practically the
Read moreBhumjaithai ‘most prepared’ to become core of post-election govt: Thammanat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO KLATHAM BOSS Thammanat Prompao said today (Feb.4) victories in the Feb.8 election will not only decisively hinge on partisan and personal hypes but on an unidentified, “invisible power” and that he viewed the Bhumjaithai, currently core of the caretaker government, as “the most prepared” party to remain as
Read morePitutecha family divided in Rayong’s constituency-based tug of war
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RAYONG – THE PITUTECHA Family, largely known as one of the “Big Houses” in the eastern province, are evidently divided in a quiet tug-of-war as the Feb.8 election is only half a week away with one helping a contestant running in constituency-based mode against a rival candidate endorsed by another
Read morePeople’s needs 30 more MP seats than archrival party: Thanathorn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S is not only looking to emerge as the largest elected party but to roughly get 30 more MP seats than the second largest elected camp to keep the latter from manipulating a hush-hush setup of a government in sheer competition with the former after the Feb.8 election, ex-Future
Read morePeople’s, Bhumjaithai, Pheu Thai tipped to sweep 400 MP seats combined
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THREE MAJOR PARTIES, namely the People’s, the Bhumjaithai and the Pheu Thai, will likely sweep an estimated 400 MP seats combined in both constituency-based and party-listed modes of the Feb.8 election, prominent academics predicted over the weekend. The trio of major parties contesting the nationwide election are more or less
Read morePeople’s launches roving campaign in all regions
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S TODAY (Jan.30) launched a roving campaign in all parts of the country to woo votes from constituents as the current run-up to Feb.8 election is coming to the final week. The reformist camp’s weeklong roving campaign literally diverged into eight routes covering all regions until Feb.6 the date
Read morePeople’s most popular, Nattapong most favourite for PM: Rajabhat Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PROSPECTIVE voters have expressed their preferences for the People’s whose party leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut has emerged as the most favourite for prime minister whilst Caretaker Prime Minister/Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul who is seeking to prolong his rule after the Feb.8 election is far less favourite, according to the latest
Read moreDemocrats tipped to get nearly 40 MP seats, mostly from southern constituencies
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE DEMOCRATS headed by former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva are anticipated to get as many as nearly 40 MP seats in the Feb.8 election, mostly from southern constituencies where they used to prevail in previous races to parliament, according to NIDA Poll director Suvicha Pouaree. Abhisit’s Old School conservative camp
Read moreAnutin promises to build a wall in Ubon to keep out Khmer intruders
By Thai Newsroom Reporters UBON RATCHATHANI – Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Jan.27) promised prospective voters in the lower northeastern province that he will literally build a wall between Thailand and Cambodia to keep out any territorial intruders in the future if he comes back as head of government after the Feb.8 election.
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