GENERAL ELECTION All set for contentious vote
Turnout expected to be same as last year, amid heightened security; results due on Wednesday, says Election Commission
Army chief slams absent Sondhi over royal remark
Army commander-in-chief General Sonthi Boonyaratklin yesterday lashed out at Sondhi Limthongkul, a key leader of the anti-Thaksin People's Alliance for Democracy, for making a remark deemed "insulting" to His Majesty the King.
Young vote tipped to be high
About 70 per cent of eligible voters between 18 and 25 years of age will vote today, but it is difficult to say which boxes they will tick, an academic who has researched voting trends among young people said.
Winners beaten by "No" vote "don't deserve seats" : Abac poll
Winning candidates who receive less than the number of "no votes" cast in their constituencies should not become MPs, said respondents to the latest Abac poll in Bangkok and surrounding areas.
All media invited to a gathering against press harassment
Four major Thai media associations have jointly called for editors and publishers to join a gathering against the government's attempt to gag press on April 5 and to discuss to find a common strategies to counter press harassment.
Booth change upsets many voters
Many voters, including exprime minister Anand Panyarachun, have complained about the Election Commission (EC)'s decision to change the position of polling booths for Sunday election.
Chula lecturer protests by tearing ballots
A department chief of Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Political Science protested against Sunday snap election by tearing his ballots.
SMS poll campaign blasts off
Telecom companies stood to gain handsome profits yesterday as mobile-phone users sent out a cascade of text messages urging friends, relatives or people they knew to go out and vote in today's snap election.
