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Pheu Thai candidate wins in Chiang Mia mayoral election

  UNOFFICIAL result of the election for Chiang Mai mayor last night (May 11) showed Pheu Thai candidate and the incumbent Mr. Asani Buranupakorn had obtained 18,299 votes, leaving People’s candidate Mr. Theerawat Kaeofong trailing behind with 13,335 votes, Thai Rath newspaper said. Asani announced his victory at Empress Hotel in Chiang Mai city where […]

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Young man held for taking photo of ballot in fiercely contested Prachin Buri local election

  A YOUNG MAN who was voting in today’s (May 11) election for mayor and councillors of Pho Ngam subdistrict,  Prachantakham district, Prachin Buri province, got arrested after being seen taking photos of himself marking the ballot, Amarin TV said. The person who saw Mr. Chatchai (surname withheld), 28, taking these photos reported him to […]

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Trio of woman candidates vie against one another for Nayok Or Bor Jor

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A TRIO OF WOMEN have been intensely contesting against one another in the upcoming Saturday’s election for Nayok Or Bor Jor or head of provincial administration of Samut Songkhram. In addition to the three woman contestants, a trio of men are also vying for Nayok Or Bor Jor of Samut […]

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 Pheu Thai wins local election at its stronghold

  PHEU THAI Party declared victory in the hotly-contested local election in Udon Thai today (Nov. 24) with People’s Party conceding defeat, Naewna newspaper said. Unofficial result at 9.07 p.m. of the election for Nayok Or Bor Jor or head of the Udon Thani provincial administration showed Pheu Thai candidate, Mr. Saravut  Petpanomporn, number two, […]

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Red ahead of Orange in Udon Thani local election so far

  WITH ballot boxes at the fiercely-contested local election in Udon Thani having closed at 5 p.m. today (Nov. 24) and vote counting now proceeding, very early result shows that Pheu Thai Party (red colour) is slightly ahead of People’s Party (orange colour),Naewna and TV Channel 7 said. As of 7.24 p.m. in the election […]

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Pita declares Udon Thani capital of democracy

  FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat declared while supporting People’s candidate in an Udon Thai local election that this Northeastern city, which many call the capital of Red Shirts, is actually the capital of democracy, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 16). People’s candidate Khanisorn Khurirang, who is facing Pheu Thai candidate Saravut  Petpanomporn […]

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Thaksin may have violated local election law in Udon Thani: Ex-election commissioner

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra may have broken the law during yesterday’s (Nov. 13) partisan electoral campaign in Udon Thani, according to a former election commissioner. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn today (Nov. 14) posted on his Facebook page to remark that the billionaire power player may have violated the Local […]

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Both Thaksin and Pita heading to Udon Thani for local election

  BOTH de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of Move Forward Party, which was dissolved then reborn as People’s Party, are heading for Udon Thani to give support to their respective camp’s candidates running for chairman of the Provincial Administration Organisation with the local election taking place on Sunday […]

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Govt urged to supplement funds for all local administrations

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD TODAY (Feb 23) advised the Pheu Thai-led government to supplement some 180 billion baht in funding to all local administrations nationwide to add to the same amount readily available for use by them for the time being. Given today’s national economic situation which is apparently taking a […]

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Pheu Thai Party flexes muscles at local contest in Roi Et

By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI PARTY today (Sept. 18) flexed their muscles contesting for head of a provincial administration of Roi Et in what was largely viewed as a warm-up to the next general election for MPs. Though the election for head of the northeastern provincial administrative organisation, scheduled for next Sunday, merely […]

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