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Bangkok, Pattaya elections confirmed for May 22

Elections for Bangkok and Pattaya city chiefs and councillors will be held on May 22, the Election Commission (EC) confirmed on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 25, 2022

TST tipped to field Sita for city poll

The Thai Sang Thai (Thais Build Thais) Party led by veteran politician Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan is fielding former government spokesman Sita Divari as its candidate for Bangkok governor, according to a party source.

Bangkok Post · Mar 22, 2022

Ukraine president says he expects progress on EU membership bid within months

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he spoke with the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Friday and Ukraine expects progress to be made on its application to join the European Union in the coming months.

Reuters · Mar 18, 2022

Could energy independence from Russia spur a shift to renewables?

European energy experts and the ECB say such a transition will involve higher energy costs and some hardship.

Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2022

After victory in assembly polls, BJP eyes majority in U.P. Legislative Council

Biennial State Legislative Council elections to be held on April 9

The Hindu · Mar 14, 2022

Man with a vision barely dimmed

Sakoltee Phattiyakul has thrown his hat in the ring for the Bangkok governor election race, with a pledge to build a better capital for residents.

Bangkok Post · Mar 13, 2022

Pol Gen Aswin will run in city governor poll, his supporters say

There is a strong possibility that Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang will seek to return to office and compete in the election later this year, according to the Rak Krung Thep group.

Bangkok Post · Mar 12, 2022

European Recommendation On Valneva's COVID-19 Shot Pushed Into April

Valneva SE (NASDAQ:VALN) now expects a positive recommendation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its VLA2001 COVID-19 candidate vaccine in April. Earlier, the Company expected the European recommendation by the end of March. As announced in February, Valneva received a list of questions as part of the CHMP's initial assessment, to which…

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022

Goa: Advantage BJP as RGP splits anti-incumbency vote with over 9% of the pie

Sometimes, lurking suspicion and fear can make or break an election. This came startlingly true for anti-BJP voters in the Goa elections in the sonic rise of the Revolutionary Goans Party, and its devastating effects on the anti-incumbency vote.

Newslaundry · Mar 11, 2022

Assembly elections 2022: No exit poll heroes, but some quality cameos

The season’s feasting on election coverage is finally over. The Aam Aadmi Party won a historic mandate in Punjab and the Bharatiya Janata Party kept Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand in its kitty. Pollsters, who spent a fortune on surveys, sampling and mathematical modelling, partnered with news channels and…

Newslaundry · Mar 11, 2022