A poll watchdog and politicians yesterday urged the Election Commission (EC) to be independent of state influence in redrawing constituencies.

THE NATIONAL Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has issued an order under Article 44 of the charter to exempt income tax on interest revenue derived from bonds issued by the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF) in a bid to boost the country’s financial system stability.

Isn’t it going to be fun to see just how the NCPO deals with this toxic topic of a song by rappers that has proved very popular with Thai youth?

THE NATIONAL Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and the orders it has issued remain a major obstacle in ensuring a free and fair election, a public forum on elections and the country’s future was told.

Political parties formed under the new law are allowed to collect only seed funding from founding members and membership fees from all members, the Election Commission (EC) and junta leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwan reaffirmed on Friday, following the Future Forward Party (FWP) controversy.

THE ELECTION Commission (EC) yesterday backtracked on its previous attempt to prohibit Future Forward Party (FWP) to raise funds, saying that the party could do so but had to ask for permission from the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) first.

A SHORTLIST of senatorial candidates will be made available for selection by the ruling junta about 15 days before the next general election, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday.

Army intervenes in seminar on unjust expropriation in Chachoengsao.

Three generals from the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) joined the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s advisory team yesterday to help solve the ongoing row between City Hall and the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC).

The junta leader has replaced the mayor of Pattaya City with Sontaya Kunplome, his political adviser.

WHILE THE two military coups that occurred in the past 12 years have tried to eliminate the so-called Thaksin regime from the Thai political landscape, the junta’s latest campaign to promote General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s administration has only brought the influential tycoon back into the political discourse.

THE NATIONAL Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has given the go-ahead for political activities to resume after four years of suppression, but doubt and distrust remain prevalent among the parties eyeing the next election.

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Tuesday will likely discuss the lifting of its long-imposed ban on political party activities in light of the upcoming general election, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Monday.

PARTIAL FREEDOM PROMISED NEXT MONTH SO POLITICIANS CAN PREPARE FOR ELECTIONS

All political parties will have to stand on equal ground in terms of undertaking political campaigns ahead of the general election currently promised for early next year, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday.