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Published on November 3, 2007

Even though Bt100 million in her bank accounts has been frozen - the Assets Examination Committee suspects the money was part of the proceeds from the sale of Shin Corp to Singapore's Temasek Holdings - Chinnicha said it would not affect her campaign.

"I think it is a different issue. Politics is politics, while the case is in the justice system. Therefore it should not be linked," she said.

Chinnicha says she has no need to make people understand the controversial case, adding she has talked to voters as a candidate who wants to serve the country.

Chinnicha, daughter of Thaksin's younger sister Yaowapa Wongsawat, received a master's degrees in MSc E-Commerce at Birkbeck University in London.

She has been known as businesswoman but when her mother was banned from politics, she decided to quit business and enter politics.

Chinnicha denies she is a nominee of Yaowapa and claims that being a niece of Thaksin will not give her an advantage.

"Whether I win or not will be up to the people's decision," she said, although she believed in her ability to serve the people of Chiang Mai.

Chinnicha will contest Chiang Mai's constituency 1, which is her mother's former base for the Thai Rak Thai Party.

Biodata

Chinnicha Wongsawat

Age: 26

Education: Bachelor's degree in Commerce and Accountancy from Thammasat University

Master's degree in MSc E-Commerce from Birkbeck University in London

Kesinee Jaikawang, The Nation