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70% turnout predicted for municipal polls on Sunday
Published on 10/05/2025
» The Election Commission (EC) expects a 70% voter turnout for nationwide elections on Sunday for municipal mayors and council members, with major centres such as Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima and Pattaya under close watch as competition is expected to be fierce.
36 injured in Khon Kaen bus accident
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 09/05/2025
» KHON KAEN — Thirty-six passengers were injured when a tour bus crashed into a road median in Ban Phai district of this northeastern province early Friday.
EC offers poll reward to whistleblowers
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/05/2025
» The Election Commission (EC) is offering cash rewards of up to one million baht for information about fraud related to upcoming elections for municipality mayors and council members.
Pita vows a comeback in 9 years to be 'best prime minister'
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 05/05/2025
» KHON KAEN - Pita Limjaroenrat has set his sights on the premiership and claimed he will be the "best prime minister" after returning from a political ban which still has nine years to run.
Duterte lawyers ask ICC to throw out case, order his release
Published on 02/05/2025
» Lawyers of detained former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have asked the International Criminal Court’s pre-trial chamber to nullify his case and order his release.
Trump escalates immigration crackdown to mark 100 days
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - The White House announced Monday a crackdown on "sanctuary cities" that defy Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, as the president closes in on his first 100 days in office.
Wake-up call for voters
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2025
» As nationwide elections for municipality mayors and council members are approaching, concerns are mounting amid the relatively low level of public enthusiasm for the polls that fall on May 11.
State entities too complex to be treated as startups
Oped, Published on 17/04/2025
» Around the world, governments are trying to reinvent themselves in the image of business. Elon Musk's DOGE crusade in the United States is quite explicit on this point, as is Argentina's chainsaw-wielding president, Javier Milei. But one also hears similar rhetoric in the United Kingdom, where Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden wants the government to foster a "test-and-learn" culture and move towards performance-based management.
Mayor of Ukraine's Sumy says over 20 dead from Russian missile strike
Published on 13/04/2025
» KYIV – More than 20 people were killed by a Russian missile strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, its acting mayor Artem Kobzar said.
EC galvanises public ahead of May 11 poll
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/04/2025
» The Election Commission (EC) has kicked off a campaign encouraging voters to exercise their rights in the nationwide elections of municipality mayors and council members on May 11.