Police probing vote buying in 8 provinces while 20 ballot papers torn nationwide
WITH police having mounted tight security during the general election today (May 14) they came across eight cases of vote buying in an equal number of provinces while 20 ballot papers were torn nationwide as of 4 p.m., an hour before polling ended, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Archayaon Kraithong, spokesman of the […]
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 MoreOver a million people sign petition to remove polling agency
A TWITTER hashtag that translates to #What’sThePointOfHavingElectionCommission? remains the top trending theme in Thailand today (May 8) after rapidly climbing during advance voting yesterday with over a million people having signed an online petition calling for the removal of the election commissioners amid complaints of errors, Sanook.com said. Throughout yesterday’s advance voting that ended […]
Read MoreComplaints filed on vote buying during advance voting
COMPLAINTS have reached the Election Commission office this morning (May 8) about alleged vote buying, deceptive campaign promises, destruction of campaign posters and election officials not being neutral during advance voting yesterday, Matichon newspaper said. However, the polling agency’s Secretary-General Mr. Sawang Boonmee said advance voting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. was lively […]
Read MoreChadchart’s CCTVs watching ballot boxes
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has installed surveillance cameras at all voting stations in the metropolis to watch the advance vote ballot boxes until election day next Sunday May 14 when the votes will be counted, Matichon newspaper said tonight (May 7). Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said people could to view the cameras in action […]
Read MoreArmy ranger nabbed for taking picture of marked ballots in Kanchanaburi
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ARMY RANGER was arrested for taking a picture of his ballots after marking them during today’s (May 7) advance polling in Kanchanaburi, police said. The 35-year-old ranger, only identified as Jetsada, was caught taking the picture of his ballots with his cellphone after he had cast his votes on […]
Read MoreLast day of advance voting at embassy in Washington DC
THE THREE-DAY advance voting at the Thai embassy in Washington DC kicked off on Friday (Apr. 28) and will end today (Apr. 30) with 3,929 Thais having registered to either cast their ballot at the embassy or do so by mail, TV Channel 7 said. Of this total 403 Thai are voting on-site while […]
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