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May 8

It’s the final week of the #ThaiElection22. On

, we’ll have in-depth profiles on the main parties and issues, live reports on polling day on Sunday and analysis of the aftermath. Watch CNA on AIS Play, PSI, online at cna.asia/watch and mobile apps.

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Thailand's Election Is Being Shaped by a New Generation Challenging the Monarchy

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@patpichatan

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Thailand is holding an election within days, and a lot has transpired since the last one - most notably the youth protests that broke taboos around the country's most powerful institution. Its impact reverberates throughout Thai society. With

@PJHeijmans

bloomberg.com

A wave of royal skepticism is changing Thailand's political landscape ahead of a May 14 election.

Trent Murray

@trent_murray

Reporting for

on how February’s earthquakes could affect the vote this Sunday in Türkiye. Full story: youtu.be/FCMA69BLXtw

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Also holding their final rallies on Friday: -

@khonbhumjaithai

: Show DC at 4pm -

@democratTH

: Giant Swing at 5pm -

@thaisangthai

: Parc Paragon at 4pm -

@ChartpattanaKLA

: Rama Gardens Hotel at 6pm #ThaiElection23 #เลือกตั้ง66

All major political parties have announced their final big rallies on Friday before #ThaiElection23 on Sunday. -

@PheuThaiParty

: IMPACT at 5pm -

@utn_official

: QSNCC at 4pm -

: Thai-Japanese Stadium at 6pm -

: Thai-Japanese Stadium at 2pm #เลือกตั้ง66

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#เลือกตั้ง62 #ThaiElection2023

Panu Wongcha-um

@panuw

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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin shakes up election with talk of return - an analysis piece from myself and

@huihui29

reuters.com

Analysis: Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin shakes up election with talk of return

Adored by millions and reviled by many, Thai billionaire ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has towered over his country's turbulent politics for more than two decades - even though he's lived...

CNA Correspondent - S2E4: Can the Thai prime minister hold on to power in the upcoming elections?

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🎧 LISTEN: I’m on this week’s #CNACorrespondent podcast with

@SteveLaiCNA

to break down the contenders and the issues for this Sunday’s #ThaiElection23 - and also on the political legacy of military interventions and if it can happen again? #เลือกตั้ง66

channelnewsasia.com

Incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha looks to fend off challengers, including Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, as she aims to stake her claim. Correspond...

As part of

’s #ThaiElection23 coverage, here is the latest feature story on

feat. interviews with

@Pita_MFP

@RangsimanRome

@LookkateChonth1

. youtu.be/sgYkCH9A1J4 By

. #เลือกตั้ง66 #ก้าวไกล #พรรคก้าวไกล31

📸 Siddhar &

@junewatsamon

MSG is the most misunderstood ingredient of the century. That's finally changing | CNN

Heather Chen

@heatherchen_

May 10

All hail this piece that debunks myths and falsehoods about MSG: the world's most misunderstood ingredient

edition.cnn.com

A number of celebrated chefs are now openly embracing MSG -- some even going so far as to promote it on their menus. Here's a look at the history behind this complicated flavor enhancer and how it...

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This story was filmed by Siddhar Tungaparhara and also in part by

@junewatsamon

, who I worked on this story with. Many thanks again for their contributions.

My latest

#ThaiElection23 dispatch: We’re looking at what drives

Thai general election: Can Move Forward Party make a splash like...

’s campaign to repeat their success 4 years ago. Can maintain their current momentum or will it be a sophomore slump? #เลือกตั้ง66

youtube.com

Future Forward Party, which made a splash at the last Thai elections in 2019, may now be defunct, but in its place is the Move Forward Party looking to make ...

The timing of this complaint against

@Pita_MFP

- with #ThaiElection23 taking place on this Sunday - is highly suspicious, to say the least.

’s predecessor

@FWPthailand

was dissolved back in 2020 on similarly shaky grounds. #เลือกตั้ง66

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Bangkok Post

@BangkokPostNews

May 10

#BangkokPost: Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, a Palang Pracharath Party list-MP candidate, on Tuesday accused Pita Limjaroenrat, leader and prime ministerial candidate of the Move Forward Party, of holding shares in media company iTV Plc as of April 27 last year. #thailand #politics… Show more

Well, some voters might be asking the same about his party. Anecdotally, I had people asking me as late as last week which party PM

has gone to. Hint: it’s not

. #ThaiElection23 #เลือกตั้ง66

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Tan Hui Yee

@Tan_Hui_Yee

"What party is that?" #Thailand's caretaker premier Prayut, PM candidate for United Thai Nation Party, takes a dig at Palang Pracharath Party which nominated him for PM in the 2019 election. We must have a "past, present and future", he tells Top News presenter #เลือกตั้ง66

Coconuts Bangkok

@CoconutsBangkok

Triumphant troll tricks Thai PM into signing his ‘Death Note’ (Video) #เลือกตั้ง66 Story: coconuts.co/bangkok/news/t

This story was done with the help and contribution by

@Junewatsamon

and filmed by my cameraman Siddhar Tungaparhara. Many thanks, guys!

UPDATE 2: Bangkok Governor

@chadchart_trip

says the

@utn_official

sought permission to use the area below the Rama 8 bridge for canvassing incl. a light show - which is allowed - but omitting that it was a projection on the bridge - which is not allowed.

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Thairath_News

@Thairath_News

“ชัชชาติ” แจงสื่อสารคลาดเคลื่อน “รวมไทยสร้างชาติ” ยิงเลเซอร์หาเสียงบนสะพานพระราม 8 ⁣ ⁣⁣ 9 พฤษภาคม : จากกรณี พรรครวมไทยสร้างชาติ (รทสช.) ยิงเลเซอร์เป็นข้อความหาเสียงบนสะพานพระราม 8 เมื่อช่วงค่ำวานนี้ (8 พ.ค.) จนเกิดเป็นประเด็นถกเถียงว่า… Show more

UPDATE: An

statement says the laser projection on the Rama 8 bridge last night was initiated by party member dep-govt spokesperson

@TipananOfficial

. It was unauthorized by the party and it has reprimand her for the stunt. #ThaiElection23 #เลือกตั้ง66

ICYMI: Here’s our first #ThaiElection23 report, starting with a look at the ruling

. Originally conceived to extend the post-coup military govt, it now has to run without PM

Thailand votes: Ruling Palang Pracharat party seeks to continue...

but his deputy Prawit looks to fill that gap.

youtube.com

Thailand heads to the polls this Sunday for its second election since the 2014 military coup. More than 52 million of the country's 66 million population are...

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#Thailand ex-#PM

says he wants to seek "permission" again to return to country before his 74th birthday on July 23 so that he can help raise his grandkids. He has been in self-exile for almost 20 years. He talked of desire to return on May 1 #เลือกตั้ง66 #เพื่อไทย

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Thaksin Shinawatra

@ThaksinLive

ผมขออนุญาตอีกครั้ง ผมตัดสินใจแล้วว่าจะกลับบ้านไปเลี้ยงหลานภายในเดือนกรกฎาคมนี้ก่อนวันเกิดผมครับ ขออนุญาตนะครับ เกือบ 17 ปีแล้วที่ต้องพลัดพรากจากครอบครัว ผมก็แก่แล้วครับ

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A light show as an apparent campaign stunt by the

@utn_official

of PM

on Bangkok’s Rama 8 bridge has raised questions among online users aimed at the

@EctThailand

whether it has breached strict campaign restrictions. #ThaiElection23 is this Sunday. #เลือกตั้ง66

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Thairath_News

@Thairath_News

ดราม่า “รวมไทยสร้างชาติ” โผล่สะพานพระราม 8 ชาวเน็ตถามทำแบบนี้ได้หรือ? 9 พฤษภาคม : กลายเป็นประเด็นในโลกออนไลน์ หลัง อ้น ทิพานัน ศิริชนะ แกนนำพรรครวมไทยสร้างชาติ (รทสช.) แชร์ภาพสะพานพระราม 8 ซึ่งมีแสงสีเป็นข้อความในลักษณะหาเสียง อาทิ กา 22 มั่นคง มั่งคั่ง, ลุงตู่อยู่ต่อ พร้อมระบุ… Show more

Today we focus on the

, the ruling party in the past government coalition. While PM

isn’t running for them anymore, they are all in on its leader Prawit Wongsuwan. More on #AsiaTonight at 7pm BK

. #เลือกตั้ง66 #ThaiElection23

Well, I’ll be damned! That’s definitely a step up from my advance voting in Germany back in 2011 when they managed to glue my ballot papers to the envelope or a friend getting twice as many documents than they actually needed… #ThaiElection23 #เลือกตั้ง66 #เลือกตั้งล่วงหน้า

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Viwat99555

@viwat99555

Replying to @SaksithCNA

Kudos to Thai embassy in Berlin, they made advance voting by mail clear and easy.

As expected, the

is turning up the negative, fear-mongering campaigning against the opposition in the last week before the #ThaiElection23. Whether this will be effective remains to be seen. #เลือกตั้ง66

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Khaosod English

@KhaosodEnglish

(1/2) United Thai Nation releases a video Sun asking if voters want #Thailand to be different [as vowed by Move Forward & Pheu Thai]. The party asks if voters want Thai culture & traditions to be uprooted & people dragged into a blackhole of hatred. #เลือกตั้ง66 #รวมไทยสร้างชาติ

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I voted 🗳️ I’m one of 2.35 mil Thais who decided to cast their vote today a week before the #ThaiElection23 since, you know, I’m going to be kinda busy next Sunday. My polling station had lots of ppl lining up for their home constituencies. Mine was fairly short. #เลือกตั้ง66

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Juarawee K. (Lina)

@Juarawee

I just voted 🗳️ Advance voters head to their polling stations in Thailand today, to cast votes in the most crucial election of their lives. The general election is set for May 14. #เลือกตั้ง66 #advancevoter

Reminder again to stock up if you’re planning to drink tonight and next Saturday.

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May 5

PSA: Due to advance voting for the #ThaiElection23 on this Sunday, there will be a ban on the sale of alcohol starting on Saturday at 6pm and ending on Sunday at 6pm. The same will be happen on election weekend when Thailand goes to the polls on May 14. #เลือกตั้ง66

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In which the

continues to raise more questions than it answers… #ThaiElection23 #เลือกตั้ง66

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The Nation Thailand

@Thenationth

May 6

The Election Commission (EC) issued an explanation on Friday as to why it printed nearly 5 million extra ballots for the upcoming general election on May 14. Read more: nationthailand.com/thailand-elect #thailandelection #thailandelection2023 #election2023

May 6

“Hm, the 300 Baht entry fee for tourists is unpopular and delayed. How about we charge our own residents 1,000 Baht for *leaving* the country. That should work, no…?” The public questionnaire (in Thai) is available here until May 17: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

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Bangkok Post

@BangkokPostNews

May 6

Thai outbound travellers and foreign permanent residents in Thailand have been asked for their opinion on a government departure tax of 1,000 baht in an attempt to prevent locals from spending excessively abroad, with the Revenue Department announcing on… bit.ly/3pdmzGK

May 5

And yes, once again it’s bizarrely evident that cannabis is currently more freely available than alcohol in #Thailand thanks to lacking regulation on one hand and archaic laws on the other that no one seems to know why it was introduced in the first place…

When “asked” which Premier League team he supports, PM Prayut reveals that he used to be a fan of Manchester City - which was owned briefly by fmr Thai PM Thaksin in the wake of the 2006 coup that toppled him, before selling it to the current Emirati owners since his self-exile.

The

releases an “interview” with its PM candidate

“คุยกับลุง” เรื่องลึกแต่ไม่ลับของลุงตู่ที่คุณอาจยังไม่เคยรู้!

, talking about his personal life, what series he likes (“Descendants of the Sun” and “Crash Landing on You”) and other softball questions. #เลือกตั้ง66 #ThaiElection23

youtube.com

“คุยกับลุง” เรื่องลึกแต่ไม่ลับของลุงตู่ที่คุณอาจยังไม่เคยรู้! ดูไปต้องยิ้มไปแน่นอน ไม่เชื่อคลิกเลย! แล้วอย่าลืมแชร์ความน่ารักของลุงกันเยอะๆ นะครับ.#ลุงตู่...

The duality of the Bhumjaithai Party. #เลือกตั้ง66 #ThaiElection23 #ภูมิใจไทย

It’s very clear that

have not briefed PM

how to deal with these kind of questions on the campaign trail - or that at no point he ever wanted to entertain that idea… #ThaiElection23 #เลือกตั้ง66

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Tam Mei

@tammeix

Q: What happens if you don't get enough seats to return as PM? @prayutofficial's answer: Why do you think like that? The incumbent PM is in Surat Thani to drum up support for the @utn_official with #thaielection23 in 11 days. #เลือกตั้ง66

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@patpichatan

Thaksin’s Daughter to Return to Campaign Trail After Child Birth

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a frontrunner for the prime minister’s job in Thailand’s general election this month, will rejoin the campaign trail just days after giving birth to her second child, she said at a briefing in the hospital where she went into labor

bloomberg.com

CNA

Thai PM candidate Paetongtarn to resume campaign after birth of child cna.asia/421zSIU

António Guterres

@antonioguterres