The Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled unanimously on June 18 that the Senate election did not breach the charter, clearing the way for the poll to proceed to its final step next week.

The Election Commission (EC) of Thailand has announced that 23,645 senatorial candidates, or more than half of the total, have passed the district-level selection process, held on June 9.

Thailand held elections on June 9 for the new-term Senate, with the first round taking place at the district level nationwide.

The Election Commission of Thailand has set up coordination centres to make preparations for holding senatorial elections in all provinces.

The Election Commission (EC) of Thailand on June 19 endorsed all 400 constituency MPs-elect and 100 party-list MPs-elect, and reserved its right to investigate electoral fraud involving any of them within a year.

The Thai government plans to allocate more than 11 billion THB (over 320 million USD) to subsidise low-income earners with their power bills for four months, starting in May.

The Pheu Thai Party officially submitted its list of three prime ministerial candidates to the Election Commission (EC) of Thailand on April 5.

Election campaigns are forecast to generate up to 120 billion THB (3.5 billion USD) for the economy of Thailand, said the Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.

Thailand’s House of Representatives will be dissolved on March 20, Minister of the Thai Prime Minister’s Office Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on March 14 as he was heading for the weekly Cabinet meeting.

The Thai cabinet on October 6 approved the holding of provincial administration organisation (PAO) elections in December, as proposed by the Election Commission (EC).

Myanmar plans to push ahead with a November general election despite calls from opposition parties to postpone it because of a surge in COVID-19 cases, officials said.

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on July 13 won in a key parliamentary vote seen as an important barometer of support for the leader.

Thailand held by-election at six polling stations in five provinces on April 21 after inconsistencies were found there in the general election.

Thailand's baht strengthened on March 25 when investors saw a likely win for Palang Pracharath Party which backs incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Thailand’s Ombudsman Office on March 14 announced that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is qualified to run in the upcoming election.

More than 1.5 million people have registered for advance voting ahead of the March 24 general election in Thailand while 85,000 people officially signed up as overseas voters, Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) Secretary General Jarungvith Phumma said.

Thailand’s Election Commission announced on January 23 that the country’s much delayed general election to restore a civilian government will be held on March 24.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister WissanuKreangamhas stated that March 24 will be the best time for Thailand’s general election as an earlier date will not give enough time for parties to launch their campaigns.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has affirmed that the election date will be between February 24-May 5 next year, and that the ban on political activities will be relaxed soon.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has chosen Ma'ruf Amin, head of the Indonesian Ulema Council, as his running mate for the presidential election slated for April 2019.