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Here we are: Redshirts mark 13th yrs since the military crackdown at Ratchaprasong Intersection Fri. May 19 was the last day the Thai military suppress the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) protests. 99 people, mostly redshirts, were killed that yr https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1659501809411706881

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No news on that. Possibly a rehearsal of what might happen.

(1/3) Disagreements emerge at MOU talk among 8-party gov't coalition Fri. Prachachat Party, whose support base are Muslim voters said they cannot accept LGBT equal-marriage policy & legalisation of homemade alcohol. (2/3) Pheu Thai meanwhile is against political amnesty fearing it'll be seen as benefiting ousted and fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinwatra. (3/3) Sources say all parties have decided to leave the issue of amending the controversial lese majeste law, a key policy pledge of Move Forward, out of the MOU due to its sensitivity. The MOU will be signed Mon. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1659476800744099840

With some of that money he can now buy a helmet. GL to the fella

That's the way to go, just take your time: Activist Sontiya Suksawad on Fri urges Election Commission to speed up the investigation on whether Move Forward PM candidate Pita has violated the election laws by holding ITV media shares or not. Sontiya said results should be out before voting for next PM https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1659445371897249794

Off topic but worth a mention: 1/2) United Thai Nation leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga said Thurs night its PM candidate Gen Prayut will not quit politics but will remain active with the party to "protect the nation, religion & monarchy". (2/2) The party won only 36 MP seats far less than opposition Move Forward's 152 seats but Pirapan cited 4.6 million party-list votes as proof of support. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1659373129763004416

A senate committee set up a working panel on Thursday to study controversial issues related to Move Forward’s leader and potential prime minister Pita Limjaroenrat, including his anti-establishment position. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/senate-panel-to-study-move-forward-partys-pm-candidate/

And as per usual, they 'rushed' to the incident site. 555

Waiting for the bail request.

450,000 baht for a trip to see a UK football match. In some cases their life savings. I trust the visa fee was included in the price.

One of the senators has spoken: (1/3) In a clear sign some junta-appointed senators may not vote for Move Forward PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat, influential senator Wanchai Sornsiri said Mon he & others will have to take other factors into consideration such as party's policies. #Thailand #เลือกตั้ง #ก้าวไกล (2/3) Wanchai pointed out that Move Forward itself didn't win a simple majority of the lower House which is 251 out of 500 but won much fewer seats at so it cannot claim otherwise (3/3) "I'm not sure that the # 1 party will always able to form a gov't," he said, adding that Pheu Thai won most seats back in 2019 but unable to form a gov't & ends up in the opposition https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1658062912332902400

Ultra-royalist group Thai Move Institute's worst case scenario. 250 junta-appointed senators not voting for Move Forward PM candidate Pita (due to his party's policy to amend the lese majeste law), thus enabling caretaker PM Gen Prayut to stay on indefinitely https://twitter.com/PravitR/status/1657921914801885184

OP Why do you have to mention 'my expensive hotel'. I would have thought my hotel would suffice.

MRT Wat Mangkon

THAI NEWS REPORTS: #RoadSafety summary for 7-13 May 2023: 306 killed (43/day) and 14,480 injured in road accidents 17 children and 15 foreigners killed 82% of fatalities were motorcyclists 5,746 people have been killed and 296,501 injured this year https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1657581541676171266 Here are the road accident statistics from the last seven days in #Thailand. It is shocking to see that 17 children died in road accidents. Why is this so high? What are the Thai government and police doing to bring this number down? Also note that 15 foreigners died in road accidents. I read yesterday that ten Russians died in Phuket this year so far. What can be done? Make it harder to rent motorcycles and cars? Enforce road laws such as wearing helmets on motorcycles? Making public transportation more affordable so people don’t have to rent vehicles?

How do you know that it was a he?

or worse...

All these road accident reports include he or they 'rushed' to the scene. Hope the woman recovers from her injuries.

Tourist or expat, this Hungarian I'm sure didn't know that touching a pipefish was illegal.

Come next Monday, let the games begin.

Truly ludicrous if this results in the disqualification of a political party leader. How do shares in a company that closed down in 2007, and was delisted from the stock exchange in 2014, still matter in 2023? https://twitter.com/Reaproy/status/1656233606371590146

Thailand election: The young radicals shaking up politics Two candidates, one a former coup-supporter, the other an anti-coup street protester. Both now aiming for parliament to, well, move Thailand forward. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65491533

Do we know when the date of his next trip to Myanmar?