Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has called on the electorate to turn out in force for the July 3 general election and vote “good people” into parliament to protect the monarchy and change the country for the better. Gen Prayuth’s comments were televised yesterday on Channel 7 and Channel 5, when he urged the public to […]
An electoral candidate in Si Sa Ket has been targetted for probe on vote buying, Election Commission member Prapun Naigowit said Tuesday, hinting at the strong possibility for issuing a first red card in the July 3 vote. The EC ruling to remove the candidate from the race can complete soon, he said. Read more: […]
Pheu Thai No 1 party list candidate Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday visited for the first time the southern region, a longtime stronghold of Democrat party. Yingluck, who is challenging the premiership in the upcoming election, arrived in the southernmost province of Yala at about 11 am where she was welcomed by her party candidates and […]
BANGKOK, 14 June 2011 (NNT) – The Democrat Party remains confident that it will win at least 27 MP seats in Bangkok despite a recent poll in favor of the Pheu Thai Party and has announced its plan to organize three major campaigns in the city this week. According to Mr Apirak Kosayodhin, Director of […]
Thai Democrats attack UDD as polls favour Pheu Thai The Democrat Party is focusing on reminding voters of last year’s political violence in a bid to stem the Pheu Thai Party’s fast-rising popularity. Korbsak Sabhavasu, chief of the Democrat Party’s strategy panel, said the party believed the majority of the public still have bitter memories […]
BANGKOK, 13 June 2011 (NNT) – Pheu Thai Party’s prime minister candidate Yingluck Shinawatra has denied engaging herself in politics in order to seek revenge for her brother, former Prime Minister Dr Thaksin Shinawatra. Ms Yingluck stated that she decided to step into the political arena in order to solve the high cost of living […]
The ruling Democrat Party said yesterday it had little belief in opinion polls suggesting the opposition Pheu Thai Party would win a landslide victory in the July 3 election, as many voters had not yet made up their minds. According to the recent Bangkok Poll, Pheu Thai leads the Democrats both in the party list […]
BANGKOK, 14 June 2011 (NNT) – The army has stressed its political impartiality, especially for the upcoming general election while telling political parties not to worry about a speculated government formed in military camps. Army Spokesperson Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd stated that the army has kept telling the society that it has been in the eyes […]
