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Jan 24 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
(1/4) Move Forward Party announced late on Sunday that its party spokesman Wiroj Lakhanaadisorn will compete in the upcoming Bangkok gubernatorial elections. A graduate of automotive engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Wiroj said on Sunday Bangkokians will be his boss. #KE
(2/4) Wiroj, the acerbic MP with over 618,000 followers on Twitter is the fourth to enter the race. The other three are: former senator and activist Rosana Tositrakul, running as an independent...
(3/4) ...former transport minister Chatchart Sittipunt who served under the Yingluck Shinwatra administration, also running as an independent & Suchatchavee Suwansawas, former rector of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. Suchatchavee represents the Democrat Party.
(4/4) The election date has yet been set and under the junta-sponsored charter it will be up to PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to give a green light for the Elections Commission to come up with the exact date. There has been no gubernatorial elections in Bangkok since the 2014 coup.

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1/4) Pls Help! Two Japanese Cats Missing in Phuket: Japanese owner of two Japanese cats imported from Japan to Phuket is appealing for help for anyone on the island who might have seen the two felines now missing. #Thailand
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(2/4) The two cats, Komo Chan, five-year old male and female Tama Chan, 6, went missing two months ago soon after they landed at the owner's tropical home in Phuket as a Thai staff had forgotten to shut the house's gate & the two Japanese cats decided to go out for an adventure.
(3/4) On Monday, the owner, Kim Chan, decided to put up large banners at various spots in Phuket with a reward of 30,000 baht each. She spoke to a reporter in tears on Monday saying she and her family are very attached to the two cats as they raised them from a very young age.
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Jan 24
(1/4) Another Night of Insomnia: Ploywarin Chiwarak, younger sister and the only sibling of detained monarchy-reform movement co-leader Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak, posted a message on her Facebook at 4am Monday saying she couldn'tsleep. #WhatsHappeningInThailand #Thailand
(2/4) This is another night that I couldn't sleep because I think of you," wrote Ploywarin, adding that earlier Parit told her when they met at the court where he face multiple lese majeste charges & said they both went back to their home in Lampang province in his dream.
(3/4) "But I don't know why I wasn't happy," Parit told Ploywarin. "How could you be happy when you're in jail," Ploywarin told Parit in the dream. Ploywarin said Parit then told her that he woke up and realised he was really in prison. #Thailand #WhatsHappeningInThailand #KE
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Jan 23
(1/3)Family of Waraluck Supwatjariyakul urges anyone who has an information about the driver of a red Ducati big bike to contact police after Waraluck was killed on a crosswalk on Phya Thai Road in front of Bhumirajanagarindra Kidney Institute Hospital, Bangkok, at 3.10pm Friday.
(2/3) Other vehicles stopped for the pedestrians at the crosswalk but not the big bike.
Waraluck, a young ophthalmologist, lost her pulse on the spot and died soon after. Another casualty was a police officer who was injured. #WhatsHappeningInThailand #Thailand #KE
(3/3) According to Don't Drive Drunk Foundation, 47 people were killed on the road in Thailand in the 24 hours period on Thursday and 2,676 injured - the day before Waraluck was killed.
Phya Thai Police can be reached at 02-354-6958. #Thailand #KE
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Jul 31, 2021
Former ultra-royalist Tanat “Nat” Thanakitamnuay on Saturday posted an apology for taking a leading role in the PDRC protests that ushered in the 2014 coup. Photo: Nat Thanakitamnuay / Facebook
"I have lived with shame that eats away at my heart for almost 10 years. I can't deny that I was part of bringing this country to its low point," he wrote.
Nat will be joining the anti-government "car mob" protest on Sunday calling for Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign over COVID-19 mismanagement.
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Apr 16, 2021
#BREAKING Summary of new COVID-19 measures:
Nationwide
- Closures of schools, nightlife venues
- No events of more than 50 people
In 18 "Red Zone" provinces including Bangkok metropolis, Chiang Mai, Chonburi, and Phuket
- Dine-in allowed until 9pm, serving of alcohol banned
- Shopping malls and fitness centers must be closed by 9pm
- Convenience stores, markets, supermarkets must be closed by 11pm
In 59 "Orange Zone" provinces
- Dine-in allowed until 11pm, serving of alcohol banned
- Shopping malls must be closed by 9pm
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Feb 28, 2021
Riot police advance on makeshift barricades set up by pro-democracy protesters in front of the 1st Infantry Division base, where PM Prayut Chan-o-cha's residence is located. #Thailand #KE #ม็อบ28กุมภา
Police, soldiers, or agent provocateurs? Scores of unidentified men in plain cloth and helmets are seen milling about behind the riot police's line. They refuse to tell us who they are, and police made no attempt to interfere with their activities. #Thailand #KE #ม็อบ28กุมภา
Police unleashed water cannon and tear gas on the demonstrators earlier in front of the infantry bae. Two people were reportedly injured #Thailand #KE #ม็อบ28กุมภา
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