Bangkok voter turnout will exceed last election’s 72%, according to city clerk
He also said he expected unofficial vote results for Bangkok’s 33 constituencies to be available by 10pm on Sunday.
Age no problem: 109-year-old granny casts her vote in Uttaradit
Great Granny Lek is Uttaradit’s oldest citizen and has never missed exercising her voting rights, be it in local or national elections, Hat Ngiew village headman Noi Yotsombat…
Opposition party Move Forward shakes the foundation, takes unofficial lead over Pheu Thai
The final results may fluctuate, but it appears clear that both Move Forward and Pheu Thai are the victors in the May 14 election.
Marriage equality on the ballot as Thai political parties compete for gay votes
The six parties with policies designed to attract votes from the gay community are Move Forward, Pheu Thai, Democrat, Chart Thai Pattana, Thai Sang Thai, and Chart Pattana Kla.
Democrats woo Southerners with plan to turn Hat Yai into the next Singapore
The city lies just 50 kilometres north of the Thai-Malay border and is already a major hub of cross-border trade and tourism.
Life stories and scare tactics: Thai parties ramp up online campaigning as election draws closer
With the election expected to be a showdown between the conservative incumbents and the more liberal opposition parties, all sides are pushing out rhetoric to influence voters.
Prayut stays silent on possibility of minority government
He instead urged people to stay peaceful, adding that whoever leads the next government must continue working to improve the lives of Thai people.
Thailand’s influential ex-PM Thaksin eyes July return from exile
Although Thaksin has failed to make good on numerous pledges to return, his remarks on Twitter were the first time in recent years that he has set a timeframe.
Nation Group forced to cancel ‘final debate’ between PM candidates on May 11
The aim of the “final debate” was to inform the public of the candidates’ visions and principles as well as their key policies before the election.
As opposition gains ground, General Prayut’s party releases stealth attack
The United Thai Nation Party on May 7 released an ominous video that is widely being interpreted as an attack on the Move Forward Party’s central campaign theme of “change”.