Chadchart Sittipunt

  • Bangkok NewsPolitical fallout from the Bangkok governor election – OPINION

    Political fallout from the Bangkok governor election – OPINION

    The winner of the Bangkok Governor election wouldn’t normally get so many headlines except that this election did, and there’s a few reasons why, and some take aways for everyone after the results became apparent yesterday. Really, the polls have been so clear on this election, the actual poll ended up a mere formality. Although the Election Commission has not…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok is off to the polls today to elect a new Governor

    Bangkok is off to the polls today to elect a new Governor

    4.4 million eligible Bangkokians head to the polls today to vote for a new Governor. Out of the 77 provincial electorates in Thailand, only Bangkok has an election for the top post. Mostly, the Governors are titular rather than political appointments and spend a lot of their time opening pre-schools and planting trees. The provincial governors are hand-picked by the…

  • Thailand video newsThe top 6 Bangkok Governor’s Policies and why we should care | This is Thailand

    The top 6 Bangkok Governor’s Policies and why we should care | This is Thailand

    You’ve seen their signs on paveways, on telephone poles, and even lying around randomly? Who are these people? What are they campaigning for? And what are their faces doing on big boards? Find out all about that in This is Thailand.

  • Politics NewsPOLL: Chadchart still the lead candidate for Bangkok Governor

    POLL: Chadchart still the lead candidate for Bangkok Governor

    In the most recent NIDA Poll, Chadchart Sittipunt still holds a commanding lead in the candidate field for the Bangkok Governor election coming up later this year. Chadchart has been favoured in the election for months and is running as an independent having served previously in the government of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in the role of Minister of…