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Majority satisfied with Bangkok Governor Chadchart: NIDA Poll

  MOST Bangkokians are satisfied with the performance of elected Governor Chadchart Sittipunt at midpoint of a four-year term, a new NIDA Poll shows, according to Naewna newspaper today (June 2). This poll, conducted during May 16-27, 2024 with 2,000 people aged 18 and above who have a right to vote in Bangkok, are from

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Most disagree with borrowing 500 billion baht to fund digital wallet: Poll

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOUND to disagree to the Pheu Thai-led government’s plan to borrow as much as 500 billion baht in loan to fund the much-heralded, yet contentious digital wallet project, says a NIDA poll released today (Nov.19). According to the poll recently conducted among a total of 1,310

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Southern contestants dump own parties to help Prayut: Academic

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANY SOUTHERN CANDIDATES running in constituency-based mode have quietly dumped their own parties and used personal resources to help themselves and caretaker prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha who is contesting to prolong his rule under the Ruam Thai Sang Chart tickets, according to NIDA Poll director Suwicha Pao-ari. The unsettling phenomenon

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Prawit might be prime minister only for a year: Academic

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan might probably take the helm of government only for a year after an upcoming general election, given decisive votes from both MPs and senators, forecast NIDA Poll director Suwicha Pao-ari last night (Feb.20). Prawit who is contesting the nationwide election as the sole partisan candidate

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Police apologise for using foreign images to illustrate Tangmo Nida’s wound

  POLICE issued an apology for using images found through Google search to illustrate the key wound suffered by late actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, who drowned during a speedboat trip in Chao Phraya river in Feb. during a press briefing two days ago, Thansettakij and Naewna newspapers said today (Apr. 28). Netizens reviewed

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Chaos at police station probing Tangmo Nida case as chief catches Covid

THERE was chaos at the crowded Mueang Nonthaburi police station, which is investigating the drowning of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip in February,  after the superintendent tested positive for Covid-19 via an antigen kit yesterday (Apr. 4), TV Channel 7 said. Dozens of people, including journalists

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