Pita cleared in first round of polling agency enquiry over ITV shares
THE ELECTION Commission’s investigation committee has ruled that a petition to investigate and disquality Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat for holding a tiny fragment of 0.0035% shares of non-operating ITV channel should be dismissed, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Aug. 14). However the polling agency’s subcommittee has still to decide whether further investigation […]
Read MoreMPs-designate verification tipped to be announced next Wednesday
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION WILL LIKELY declare the verification of most MPs-designate around next Wednesday following the May 14 election. A total of 329 MPs-designate successfully running in constituency-based mode plus 100 others vying in party-listed mode have been so far verified, leaving 71 others currently under probe on grounds of […]
Read MoreMPs-designate verification pending probe of 71 constituency winners
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE LONG-AWAITED VERIFICATION of MPs-designate is still pending investigation by the Election Commission into petitions earlier filed against a number of those who scored victories in constituency-based mode for the May 14 election, said a source in the polling agency today (June 14). Of a total of 400 MPs-designate who […]
Read MorePolling agency urged to speed up verification of MPs-designate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POLITICAL ACTIVISTS TODAY (June 14) pressed the Election Commission to speed up the verification of the MPs-designate who have scored victories in the May 14 election now that the nationwide race has already elapsed a full month. Those activists led by iLaw group peacefully gathered at the Election Commission headquarters […]
Read MoreMP-designates to be verified sooner than scheduled: Itthiporn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A MINIMUM OF 95% OF A total of 500 MP-designates will likely be verified by the Election Commission sooner than a 60-day time as maximumly provided by law, confirmed the polling agency’s chairman Itthiporn Boonprakhong today (Jun 3). Though the Election Commission is legally given a maximum of 60 days […]
Read MoreAngry wife shoots husband at polling station
AMIDST the bustle of the general election taking place today (May 14) a shooting took place at a Samut Prakan polling station with an angry woman firing three shots at her husband who had come to vote with his mistress and then stabbing him too, Naewna newspaper quoted Muang Prakan News v2 Facebook page […]
Read MoreElection Commission told to halt online smearing campaign against Pheu Thai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (May 8) told to quickly investigate and suppress an online smearing campaign against the Pheu Thai contesting the May 14 general election. Somsak Thepsuthin, a leading figure among the Pheu Thai rank and file running for MP in party-listed mode, called on the polling agency […]
Read MoreNearly 200,000 voters did not show up in advance polling
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY 200,000 VOTERS FAILED to go to the polls outside their designated constituencies during yesterday’s (May 7) advance polling, reported the Election Commission today. Over 2.22 million eligible voters had earlier registered to cast their votes in advance polling outside their constituencies in Thailand and other countries worldwide but about […]
Read MorePetition to probe Prayut’s ‘use of govt property to gain popularity’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (Mar.17) petitioned to investigate the allegedly illicit use of government property and personnel in a popularity-wooing campaign specifically arranged for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, head of the Thai Liberal strategic policy steering team, petitioned the Election Commission to conduct a thorough probe and […]
Read MoreLegal action could be taken against polling agency over pro-Prayut event
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DUTY-NEGLIGENCE AND POLITICAL partiality charges could possibly be lodged in court against the Election Commission for failure to investigate a questionable Ruam Thai Sang Chart event held last month, said Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, head of the Thai Liberal strategy steering campaigns, today (Feb.24). Somchai said he will definitely take such legal […]
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