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The Election Commission (EC) has joined forces with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) to set up an "e-war room" to monitor upcoming election campaign activities online.

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Jesper Lindstrom has made no secret of his Liverpool dream after taking Bundesliga by storm

Liverpool have been credited as one of the clubs interested in Eintracht Frankfurt attacker Jesper Lindstrom, according to reports in Germany

Liverpool Echo

Philippine leader cheers European move as 50,000 seafarers' jobs protected

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Sunday welcomed the European Commission's (EC) decision to continue recognising certificates issued by his country for Filipino seafarers, saying it averted job losses for roughly 50,000 sailors.

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Philippine leader cheers EC move as job losses for 50,000 seafarers averted

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Sunday welcomed the European Commission's (EC) decision to continue recognising certificates issued by his country for Filipino seafarers, saying it averted job losses for roughly 50,000 sailors.

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Thais abroad 'should' cast postal votes

Four political parties yesterday called on the Election Commission (EC) to coordinate with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to adopt postal voting as the main method for early voting by Thais abroad.

Bangkok Post

Referee agencies and old political tricks

Almost three decades ago, Thai politics reached a critical threshold when public demands resulted in the establishment of a clutch of independent agencies to ensure the transparency and accountability of the political system and the stability and effectiveness of government.

Bangkok Post

Parties buck EC poll pact

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and the United Thai Nation Party (UTN) have turned down a pact that lays down the protocol for politicians to follow during campaigning and includes promises they are supposed to honour after the general election.

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Last chance for the EC

As preparations for the May 14 polls progress, all eyes are on the Election Commission (EC) amid doubts over the agency's neutrality. The EC is faced with a dilemma similar to that which arose during the 2019 polls, when its organisation of the election was riddled with complaints and allegations.

Bangkok Post

Great Mysteries of Physics: does objective reality exist?

It is hard to shake the intuition that there’s a real and objective physical world out there. If I see an umbrella on top of a shelf, I assume you do too. And if I don’t look at the umbrella, I expect it to remain there as long as nobody…

The Conversation

Spain Firefighters Working to Control Blaze that Has Destroyed 4,000 Hectares

Firefighters said on Saturday they had stopped Spain's first major wildfire of the year from spreading further through the eastern Valencia region, where it destroyed more than 4,000 hectares (9,884 acres) of forest and forced 1,500 residents to abandon their homes. An unusually dry winter across parts of southern Europe…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A scorched southwestern France braces itself for fires to come

As France frets about an extended drought and prospects for more wildfires in another long summer, one blaze that erupted eight months ago in the southwest of the country still smoulders away underground.

Reuters

Evacuated villagers tell how Spain's forest fire forced them to leave animals

Spain's first major wildfire of the year scorched more than 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of forest and forced 1,700 villagers to leave their homes in the Valencia and Aragon regions.

Reuters

First major fire of year destroys 3,000 hectares in Spain

Spain's first major wildfire of the year raged in the eastern Valencia region on Friday, destroying more than 3,000 hectares (7,413 acres) of forest and forcing 1,500 residents to abandon their homes, authorities said.

Reuters

Plan in place to safeguard votes abroad as poll nears

The Foreign Affairs Ministry is gearing up for advance voting by Thai citizens abroad, with a system to be introduced to monitor the voting in real time.

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Parents of Oxford High School Shooter Can Be Prosecuted for Negligent Homicide,

based on their not securing the gun they gave him and other things, given the evidence they had of his mental state.

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General election on May 14

The Election Commission has set the general election for Sunday May 14, with advanced voting a week earlier on Sunday May 7.

Bangkok Post

House dissolved, election in 45-60 days

The House of Representatives has been dissolved, paving the way for a general election.

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House dissolved

The House of Representatives has been dissolved to pave the way for a general election, with the Election Commission (EC) expected to announce the election date on Friday.

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House dissolved, cabinet briefed on caretaker role

The House of Representatives has been dissolved, paving the way for a general election, and the cabinet has been briefed by the Election Commission (EC) on its role as a caretaker administration.

Bangkok Post

EC issues jail warning over false party claims

The Election Commission (EC) has warned people not to lodge false complaints against parties in the run-up to the election, saying they themselves will face prosecution if such petitions are believed to be of malicious intent.

Bangkok Post

Prayut gets frosty response

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was confronted on Friday by a woman in Chiang Mai who complained about economic hardship and said she could not wait for him to dissolve the House and call an election.

Bangkok Post

PPRP expects to hold ground in city

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) aims to capture at least a dozen House seats in Bangkok in the next election, the same number it won in the previous poll.

Bangkok Post

House dissolution next as boundaries settled

The government is counting down to a House dissolution after the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced the electoral boundaries of the 400 constituencies.

Bangkok Post

Bhumjaithai to file legal complaints against Chuvit

The Bhumjaithai Party will have its potential candidates in 400 constituencies nationwide file legal complaints against whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit for allegedly damaging them.

Bangkok Post

Srettha's 'vote-buying' speech causes stir

The Election Commission (EC) is being asked to investigate if property tycoon Srettha Thavisin, a key Pheu Thai Party figure, broke election rules when he told people to accept vote-buying money during a recent campaign rally.

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