Thailand Live Sunday 2 Feb 2014

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RT@RichardBarrow: 8:09am Interim PM Yingluck voting at her local polling station - RT @Phil_Prajya_NTV: นายกเลือกตั้งแล้ววว pic.twitter.com/Pl8KvdDtV6

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RT@RichardBarrow: Yingluck arrived at polling station by car. Local people there to greet her & also foreign media (Pic @news1005fm) pic.twitter.com/AfZrFQflj5

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RT@dicklp: Police leaving Din Daeng district office #Bangkok having given up on ballot delivery. 20,000 pple lose vote pic.twitter.com/GAEE3vxvla

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RT@chaowarat_KTTV: No voting at polling station at Sutisan Police station, ballots didn't make it to the station due to protests.#KTTV fb.me/2u6dNxsE7

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RT@RichardBarrow: 8:10am Polling station at Si Ayutthaya School can't open as ballot papers haven't been delivered (Pic @bkk_dailynews) pic.twitter.com/3Hm682dR2a

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RT@karmanomad: #Thailand PM Yingluck Shinawatra has voted in contentious election. Blockades and boycott, legal issues cloud outcome.

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RT@Tulip_Oum: 8:04AM Saimai district constituency 2-15 seen no sign of PDRC, security reportedly tight.-@JaskyMCOT: pic.twitter.com/PpOe4mxnNd

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RT@tulsathit: Bluesky: House "definitely" won't make a quorum to elect PM after today. Party-list ballots not yet arrive at many southern booths.

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RT@Juarawee: RT @news1005fm: NSPRT marched via Yommarat flyover, heading for Rajthevi pic.twitter.com/QFHcrcs2R8

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RT@RichardBarrow: Famous war photographer James Nachtwey who was shot at yesterday, is back at work today (Pic @8td) pic.twitter.com/9ntSnwZbij

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RT@Juarawee: RT @Joyday_napas: 8AM Transport Minister Chatchart bike to vote at his polling unit pic.twitter.com/I79fDZnWwl

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RT@ChadapornLin: Electricity out in several areas in Pathum Thani; officers addressing issue now via fm91trafficpro

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RT@tulsathit: In Songkhla, absence of ballots is forcing cancellation of voting in all constituencies. via @kttvnews

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RT@Juarawee: 8AM Din Daeng: Protesters, police officers like playing staring game. But they’re about 100m apart. pic.twitter.com/MdV1nrltuh

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RT@Tulip_Oum: 8:41AM BangRak district constituency 13 has to canceled the poll, not enough staff.-@natty_tang pic.twitter.com/k766YSFsXl (need 9 staff by law)

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150 policemen from Khon Kaen guard polling station where Shinawatra family will vote

KHON KAEN: -- A company of policemen or 150 officers were deployed to guard the 15th polling station of Bang Plad district in the Pimolthip School.

The station is where children of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra are eligible to vote.

No protesters turned up there as of 8 am.

-- The Nation 2014-02-02

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Not many voters turn up to vote in Chiang Mai at 8 am: Channel 5

Channel 5 reported that not many voters turned up to vote at main polling stations in Chiang Mai.

The station said when the polling stations were opened at 8 am, only the governor and a few other voters were there to vote.

-- The Nation 2014-02-02

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RT@RichardBarrow: 8:55am - RT @tassofb: Ploenchit to Suvarnabhumi Airport no traffic at all 25 min only, bye bye (ciao) BKK

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RT@georgehenton: Soldiers lining up to vote at a polling station near Victory Monument #bangkok pic.twitter.com/wjIlbVlVZI

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RT@Tulip_Oum: Police Chief Adul casts his vote. “@yoware: ผบ.ตร.อดุลย์ ใช้สิทธิ์แล้ว รายงานโดย @tumtv9 เร่งสอบกรณีปะทะหลักสี่ pic.twitter.com/Tcvw5KOFKO”

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RT@RichardBarrow: Some polling stations have ballot papers but cannot open as not enough officials turned up. Suan Lumpini School looking for 25 volunteers.

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RT@ChadapornLin: Voting in Bangkapi's 38 polling stations canceled cuz EC director there resigned

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RT@Tulip_Oum: 8:50AM constituency at SoiSawaddee school Sukhumwit 31, w/ Abhisit as eligible voter, has cancelled because lack of staff.-@sutthirak_ntv

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RT@Tulip_Oum: Thaksin's daughters have casted their votes.-@tonkumchoke pic.twitter.com/ZNgQXJuDvL

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RT@Tulip_Oum: 9:05AM Chalerm casts his vote at Wat Bangbon school. RT @naratipka: RT @mayday_TRnews pic.twitter.com/MmEtusC7e4

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Songkhla election chief announces suspension of voting in entire province

Songkhla election chief Chokchai Pholwatana announced Sunday morning that the voting in all eight constituencies in the provinces were cancelled because all polling stations have not received ballots and ballot boxes in time.

The province was supposed to hold only party-list voting because there are no constituency candidates in the province.

-- The Nation 2014-02-02

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RT@tulsathit: Bkk Governor Sukhumbhand will vote "though you must know it's with the heaviest of heart": his FB

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Election Special – How did we end up here? From Thaksin to today
Phuket Gazette -

PHUKET: Yingluck Shinawatra's journey from political nobody to prime minister was breathtakingly swift. Her premiership's descent into crisis has been just as rapid.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/701387-election-special-how-did-we-end-up-here-from-thaksin-to-today/#entry7382096

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RT@Aim_NT: EC Somchai went to cast vote 8am on Petchaburi rd but left at 8.20am w/o voting. No election staff. Via @Anuphan_nna pic.twitter.com/42GBJf9pQX

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Somchai cannot vote as no officials man his station

BANGKOK: -- Somchai Srisuthiyakorn, a member of the Election Commission, could not cast his vote at his polling station on Phetchaburi Road because there were no officials manning the station.

Somchai arrived at the polling station at 7:47 am and waited until 8:20 am before he left. The voting was supposed to begin at 8 am.

At 9 am, the election officials put up a sign that the election at the station was cancelled.

-- The Nation 2014-02-02