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From Manager Online 10.30 PM:
One hundred and eleven ex-executives of the dissolved Thai Rak Thai party will be granted amnesty Samak Sundaravej announced two and a half an hour after the election votes have been counted.  Samak told CNN that he plans to grant amnesty to the executive members of the TRT party and allow the ex-PM [...]

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As the night rolls on and more results from Thailand’s first post-coup election arrive, many New Mandala readers will have views about the future of the country.  From where you sit, what is next for Thailand?

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Manager Online reports that Samak Sundaravej will give a formal interview at the PPP party’s election headquarters at 8.30pm (Thailand time, 12.30 AM in Canberra). Samak hinted that the People Power Party had talked about forming a coalition government along with two other parties. 
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejajiva seems increasingly accepting of the result shown by the exit poll predictions saying that the [...]

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New Mandala’s live coverage of Thailand’s 2007 general election began at 6 pm (Canberra time) on Sunday, 23 December. 
We are providing:
Latest count: Up-to-date information on results as they come to hand.
Analysis: New Mandala commentary on the election and its implications.  Throughout the night we will be discussing the implications of the results for the country.  Do [...]

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Readers will be interested to know that this is the 1000th New Mandala post since the site was launched on 16 June 2006.  Since then we have also received well over 7000 comments from readers.  Tonight will be a busy one for New Mandala, and for many of our regular contributors and commentators.  Once the [...]

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Voting is well underway in Thailand. Our live coverage will commence at 6 PM (Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time), one hour before voting closes. New Mandala readers can submit opinions, reports, analysis or images by email or by making comments on the special election coverage pages that we will make available at 6 PM. Background [...]

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On December 19, 2007, advertising trucks announced yet another supposedly non-partisan campaign event by members of the “House number 111″ group, especially the local hero, Chaturon Chaisaeng, and his political pal, Adisorn Piangket. Picture 1 shows such a truck parked near sala thai, while its driver played football with his friends on the adjacent multi-purpose [...]

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On December 15 and 16, 2007, advance voting took place. This concerned two groups of people. First, voters who live in Chachoengsao but have their residence registered in a different province. They could vote in Chachoengsao for candidates running in their home provinces. However, they had to apply with the provincial election commission (PEC) in [...]

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