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MP's expenses 'incomplete'
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/12/2024
» The Election Commission has accused People's Party MP for Chon Buri, Chawal Pholmuangdee, of violating the MP Election Act by submitting an incomplete list of his campaign expenses during last year's election.
Pheu Thai's Karn celebrates Provincial Administrative Organisation victory
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/12/2024
» Karn Kalptinan, a candidate from the ruling Pheu Thai Party, secured a decisive victory in the Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) chairman election on Sunday.
Dozens of complaints against Pheu Thai dismissed
Published on 10/12/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) says it has dismissed almost 50 complaints filed against the Pheu Thai Party seeking its disbandment, leaving only six cases under investigation.
Should Ukraine have nuclear weapons too?
News, Published on 02/12/2024
» Following Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New York, publicly appealed to those who had voted for both her and Mr Trump. She wanted to know what motivated such an apparently inconsistent choice, and the predominant answer she heard was that she and Mr Trump seemed more sincere, whereas Vice President Kamala Harris came off as too calculating.
Elon Musk and his US$2 trillion fiscal fantasy
News, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 27/11/2024
» When the US presidential election was called for Donald Trump, the yield on ten-year US government bonds increased from 4.3% to 4.4%, and the 30-year-bond yield rose from 4.5% to 4.6%, with both remaining at those levels ten days later. As the bond market declined -- higher yields mean lower prices -- the stock market rose. Clearly, investors expect the next Trump administration to produce higher government budget deficits and more debt.
Local voting rules outdated
News, Editorial, Published on 27/11/2024
» The Election Commission's (EC) decision to hold the forthcoming local elections on a Saturday instead of a Sunday in at least 47 provinces have sparked concerns about adverse impacts on voter turnout.
Thaksin 'key factor' in Udon Thani local election win
News, Published on 26/11/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party believes former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra played a key role in helping its candidate secure victory in the provincial administrative organisation (PAO) chairman election in Udon Thani.
Thaksin thanks Udon voters for saving him from embarrassment
Online Reporters, Published on 25/11/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra congratulated Sarawut Pethpanomporn on Sunday night for winning the provincial administrative organisation chairman election in Udon Thani and hoped the momentum would continue until a new general poll.
BJT pick wins Surin PAO poll
Post Reporters, Published on 25/11/2024
» Thanyaporn Mungcharoenporn won the Surin Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) election on Saturday, according to unofficial results released on Saturday night.
Election Commission's probe into Thaksin carries on
Published on 24/11/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) will continue to probe former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's alleged manipulation of the Pheu Thai Party and interference in the coalition government, even after the Constitutional Court ruled to reject a petition claiming Thaksin and the ruling party had tried to overthrow the constitutional monarchy, said the EC.