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Mysterious political party and effectiveness of vote-buying

Mysterious political party and effectiveness of vote-buying

By Tue, Jul 12, 2011 9:00AM UTC Comments Off Mysterious political party and effectiveness of vote-buying

An investigative report from the Bangkok Post went to the economically depressed and red shirt stronghold of Bank Khen in Bangkok. Vote buying was found although not in the form you may be expecting. Some key excerpts: These folks are not averse to vote-buying and there is no shame in volunteering for a rent-a-mob, whatever...

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One way to solve Thailand’s vote-buying dilemma…

By Sun, Jun 26, 2011 9:00AM UTC View Comments One way to solve Thailand’s vote-buying dilemma…

By Saksith Saiyasombut, in Bangkok Vote-buying has been an endemic problem popping up in every election in Thailand for some time and has been the prime argument of political parties to discredit their opponents, so much so that whole political parties have been dissolved in legal skirmishes – just ask Thaksin or Newin for example....

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