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PAO member, henchmen charged after polling booth assault
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/05/2025
» A member of the Songkhla Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) and six followers are accused of beating up a policeman who told them not to take photos during voting at a polling station on Sunday, police said on Monday.
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.
PAP on course for Singapore election win
Published on 03/05/2025
» SINGAPORE - Samples from official vote counting in Singapore’s election on Saturday night showed the People’s Action Party (PAP) was on course to win its 14th successive poll and extend its six-decade rule.
Chula scholar eyes court seat
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/04/2025
» Chulalongkorn University political scientist Chaiyan Chaiyaporn is confident that a case involving his tearing up a ballot paper during the 2006 election will not disqualify him in his bid to be named a Constitutional Court judge.
Saturday vote flops hard
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/02/2025
» The low voter turnout for the election of Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) presidents and members last Saturday is an embarrassment for the Election Commission (EC).
Thai provincial elections proceed smoothly, 65% turnout expected
Post Reporters, Published on 02/02/2025
» The nationwide elections for Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) members and presidents proceeded smoothly on Saturday, with the Election Commission (EC) expecting voter turnout to reach its target of 65%.
Venezuela braces for rival protests at Maduro swearing-in
AFP, Published on 08/01/2025
» CARACAS - Venezuela is on tenterhooks as it braces for pro- and anti-government protests on Thursday — the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s swearing-in for a third term rejected by the opposition and much of the international community as illegitimate.
Officials ready for provincial elections
Post Reporters, Published on 23/11/2024
» The Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) chairman elections in Udon Thani, Phetchaburi and Nakhon Si Thammarat are expected to proceed without any incidents, says the Election Commission (EC).
‘Fierce’ rivalry expected in Phitsanulok by-election
Published on 14/09/2024
» Fierce competition is expected in Sunday’s by-election in Phitsanulok to replace Padipat Santipada, who was banned from politics for 10 years following the disbandment of the now-defunct Move Forward Party.
Venezuelan opposition under siege
Published on 02/08/2024
» CARACAS - A major Venezuelan opposition movement said on Friday that its headquarters had been vandalised amid ongoing tensions over a disputed presidential election, as the country’s foreign minister said the United States was at the forefront of what the government calls a coup attempt.