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 […]
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 […]
Nida survey shows 63 per cent would welcome such an result; but one in 4 Southerners oppose a female leader The majority of Thai people are ready to have their first female prime minister if one is elected to the top office, according to a survey conducted by National Institute of Development Administration (Nida). The […]
Tensions rise as Army chief fumes after soldiers on anti-narcotics mission are threatened Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha issued a stern warning to the Pheu Thai Party yesterday, raising pre-election tension after a Bangkok Pheu Thai candidate and his men allegedly threatened soldiers on an anti-narcotics mission. In one of his strongest remarks yet to […]
Today, Democrat Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva is campaigning in Nakon Ratchasima. Throughout his campaign route, reports indicate that his campaigning has been disrupted amidst his attempts to try and sway red shirt supporters’ opinions of him. TAN Network
