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Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
National

'E-war room' to help monitor campaigns

Party candidates, canvassers and supporters pack the Thai-Japan Bangkok Youth Centre on the first day of constituency MP candidacy registration in Bangkok's Din Daeng district yesterday. A similar fanfare was seen nationwide as parties paraded constituency candidates as they picked their campaign numbers. Party-list registration begins today. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

The Election Commission (EC) has joined forces with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) to set up an "e-war room" to monitor upcoming election campaign activities online.

EC secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee said yesterday that this joint effort was aimed at preventing and controlling any illegal online campaigns while also analysing the trend of those actions.

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