The Latest Breaking News from EC

Govt dodges anti-torture law bullet

The caretaker government does not have to take responsibility after the Constitutional Court invalidated the executive decree suspending four provisions of the anti-torture law, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

Bangkok Post · May 24, 2023

From walking stick to baby walker, ECI releases fresh list of 193 free poll symbols

Walking stick, baby walker, air conditioner, balloon and bangles are among the 193 “free symbols” issued by the Election Commission recently for Independents and candidates of unrecognised parties to pick from.

The Hindu · May 22, 2023

EC looking into Pita's shareholdings

The Election Commission is expected to rule on whether Move Forward Party (MFP) leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, was eligible to run in the election, due to his ownership of shares in a media company.

Bangkok Post · May 21, 2023

Carl Icahn’s activist play plays into the hands of Lina Khan and EU regulators

Every company with acquisition plans in the U.S. and Europe should be concerned about the FTC partnering with EU regulators to sink the Illumina-Grail deal.

Fortune · May 19, 2023

Congress got Prashant Kishore protege to set narrative in Karnataka from war room in Bengaluru

The Congress had set up a war room in Bengaluru for the Assembly elections in Karnataka. According to a key person in the war room, “We had the right kind of people, almost 100 of them, to carry out very focused work.”

The Hindu · May 19, 2023

Crumbley parents appeal involuntary manslaughter bindover to Michigan Supreme Court

The parents of the teenage boy who killed four of his classmates and injured six others and a teacher at Oxford High School in 2021 are appealing their case to the Michigan Supreme Court.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023

It's time for us to talk about creating AI-free spaces

In Dan Simmons’ 1989 sci-fi classic Hyperion, the novel’s protagonists are permanently connected to an artificial intelligence network known as the “Datasphere” that instantly feeds information directly to their brains. While knowledge is available immediately, the ability to think by oneself is lost.

The Conversation · May 17, 2023

Drink-driving list MP-elect gets suspended jail term

The Min Buri Court has sentenced Nateepat Kulsetasit, a Move Forward Party list MP-elect, to two months in jail, suspended for two years, and fined her 4,000 baht for drink-driving.

Bangkok Post · May 17, 2023

Abhisit return rumours swirl

Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is suited to the job of salvaging a Democrat Party crushed in Sunday's general election, according to deputy party leader Sathit Pitutecha.

Bangkok Post · May 16, 2023

We Watch calls for speedy vote count

The We Watch group has called on the Election Commission (EC) to hurry up with the vote count and officially announce the poll results soon so the new government can be formed and get to work quickly.

Bangkok Post · May 16, 2023