EC to continue overseas trips but only to Asean+3 nations
By Chanikarn Phumhiran
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday ruled that its ongoing political training course can include overseas field trips but only to Asean+3 countries, in compliance with the Cabinet’s resolution.

 

Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said the current course’s overseas trip would not happen by May and would not take place in Europe despite earlier reports to the contrary. The yet-to-be-dated trips will only take place in either Asean countries, China, South Korea or Japan, he said.

 

The trips will last for only five or seven days and should be related to elections, preferably countries with ongoing elections, he said. 

 

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Jokers

I hear Hawaii has a lot to offer. Why was this taken off the list?

 

If if I were EC, I'd cross my arms and stamp my feet. This is totally unfair. 

How does a trip to China, Vietnam and Laos have any relevance to the Thai electoral process? They're all one-party systems. The party of each decides who will be an eligible election candidate no matter the office. Maybe that's the real agenda - Thailand will essentially have a one-party system (the RTM), albeit not as obvious as in those three countries and operating more surreptitiously

 

Also those three countries as well as South Korea and the ASEAN countries with the exception of Cambodia do not have a constitutional monarchy. They are a mix of republic and parliamentary government systems. The role of the monarchy adds an additional aspect to the Thai electoral process. So it would follow that only the electoral process in Japan and Cambodia would come close to "Thainess" in providing any meaningful electoral guide to the Thai EC.

2 hours ago, Srikcir said:

How does a trip to China, Vietnam and Laos have any relevance to the Thai electoral process? They're all one-party systems. The party of each decides who will be an eligible election candidate no matter the office. Maybe that's the real agenda - Thailand will essentially have a one-party system (the RTM), albeit not as obvious as in those three countries and operating more surreptitiously

 

Also those three countries as well as South Korea and the ASEAN countries with the exception of Cambodia do not have a constitutional monarchy. They are a mix of republic and parliamentary government systems. The role of the monarchy adds an additional aspect to the Thai electoral process. So it would follow that only the electoral process in Japan and Cambodia would come close to "Thainess" in providing any meaningful electoral guide to the Thai EC.

to learn how to force people decision.

6 hours ago, Srikcir said:

How does a trip to China, Vietnam and Laos have any relevance to the Thai electoral process? They're all one-party systems. The party of each decides who will be an eligible election candidate no matter the office. Maybe that's the real agenda - Thailand will essentially have a one-party system (the RTM), albeit not as obvious as in those three countries and operating more surreptitiously

 

Also those three countries as well as South Korea and the ASEAN countries with the exception of Cambodia do not have a constitutional monarchy. They are a mix of republic and parliamentary government systems. The role of the monarchy adds an additional aspect to the Thai electoral process. So it would follow that only the electoral process in Japan and Cambodia would come close to "Thainess" in providing any meaningful electoral guide to the Thai EC.

 

Cambodia has a democracy where the incumbent elected dictator uses his family and cronies to control the military, government, media, police and just about everything. The law is used against political opponents of what's looking like a "leader for life" who will have power over to one of his offspring.

 

Maybe some lessons to be learned there in how to stop crime families taking over a government and the mechanisms designed to stop such things. 

Singapore shopping trip, and include a visit to Universal Studios.

 

No shame for the chaps.

 

Wonder what sort of monthly salary they're pulling down? Seems like it would be ~ 115,000 baht per month plus per meeting payments. And how many family members staff can they employ?