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Restrictions on photographing the ballot counting at polling stations on Election Day were the primary concern among the complaints filed with the Internet Dialogue on Law Reform (iLaw).

Bangkok Post

Carl Icahn’s activist play plays into the hands of Lina Khan and EU regulators

Every company with acquisition plans in the U.S. and Europe should be concerned about the FTC partnering with EU regulators to sink the Illumina-Grail deal.

Fortune

Congress got Prashant Kishore protege to set narrative in Karnataka from war room in Bengaluru

The Congress had set up a war room in Bengaluru for the Assembly elections in Karnataka. According to a key person in the war room, “We had the right kind of people, almost 100 of them, to carry out very focused work.”

The Hindu

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Crumbley parents appeal involuntary manslaughter bindover to Michigan Supreme Court

The parents of the teenage boy who killed four of his classmates and injured six others and a teacher at Oxford High School in 2021 are appealing their case to the Michigan Supreme Court.

Tribune News Service

It's time for us to talk about creating AI-free spaces

In Dan Simmons’ 1989 sci-fi classic Hyperion, the novel’s protagonists are permanently connected to an artificial intelligence network known as the “Datasphere” that instantly feeds information directly to their brains. While knowledge is available immediately, the ability to think by oneself is lost.

The Conversation

Drink-driving list MP-elect gets suspended jail term

The Min Buri Court has sentenced Nateepat Kulsetasit, a Move Forward Party list MP-elect, to two months in jail, suspended for two years, and fined her 4,000 baht for drink-driving.

Bangkok Post

Abhisit return rumours swirl

Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is suited to the job of salvaging a Democrat Party crushed in Sunday's general election, according to deputy party leader Sathit Pitutecha.

Bangkok Post

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We Watch calls for speedy vote count

The We Watch group has called on the Election Commission (EC) to hurry up with the vote count and officially announce the poll results soon so the new government can be formed and get to work quickly.

Bangkok Post

IOA to issue WFI’s election notification next week

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has set in motion the process to hold elections to the new executive committee (EC) of the embattled Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), sources have informed TOI.

The Times of India

Now, Volleyball Federation of India under ad-hoc body’s rule

NEW DELHI: After the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), yet another sports federation — the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) — has been placed under the ad-hoc body’s rule by the sports ministry due to perpetual infighting, proxy voting and absence of an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to address grievances…

The Times of India

AIADMK’s amended constitution hosted on Election Commission’s website

The Election Commission of India, has published on its website, the text of the amended constitution of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).

The Hindu

Bourse dips despite election landslide

Sentiment surrounding the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) was downbeat on Monday, despite Sunday's landslide election win, as investors dumped shares related to politics and big-cap stocks that might be adversely affected by the policies of the Move Forward Party, analysts say.

Bangkok Post

Explained | Urban apathy or out-of-sync voter lists responsible for low turnout in Bengaluru?

Experts and civic group activists attribute the low turnout (Bengaluru: 55%, as compared to 73.19% for entire Karnataka) to errors in voter rolls, like duplication, deletion, and mismatched entries, and voters being forced to go from one booth to another searching for their names in the electoral rolls.

The Hindu

US looking forward to final election results

US ambassador Robert Godec on Monday issued the following statement regarding the May 14 general election.

Bangkok Post

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Election Commission approves power subsidy

The Election Commission on Monday allowed the caretaker cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to spend 10.46 billion baht from its contingency fund to subsidise household power charges.

The Hindu

NGT moots proposal to bring all State-Level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities under Environment Ministry’s control

The National Green Tribunal’s southern zone bench in Chennai has recommended that the State-Level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAAs) may be brought under the direct administrative control of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to avoid the “eagerness” shown by them to grant environment clearances to…

The Guardian - UK

Petrol and diesel retailers pump up profit margins; Europe approves Microsoft’s $69bn Activision Deal – as it happened

Fuel margins have increased across the retail market, but in particular for supermarkets, over the past four years, says competition watchdog

Bangkok Post

Election Commission says Move Forward won Sunday's election

The Election Commission (EC) finished its vote counting on Monday morning and announced the Move Forward Party’s victory in the May 14 general election.

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Pita: MFP, Pheu Thai can form government

The Pheu Thai Party is expected to form a coalition with the Move Forward Party (MFP) as unofficial election results showed they were neck and neck in a tight race.

Bangkok Post

Vote buys 'rampant' in Bangkok

Most of the vote-buying reports received by the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday were reported in Bangkok, which has the most constituencies out of all provinces, the poll body said.

Bangkok Post

Election Commission says MFP won Sunday's election

The Election Commission concluded its vote counting on Monday morning and announced the Move Forward Party’s victory in the May 14 general election.

Bangkok Post

Voting goes smoothly despite rain: Election Commission

The general election on Sunday was proceeding smoothly, despite rain in some areas, with large numbers of people turning up to vote, Election Commission (EC) secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee said.

Bangkok Post

Thai party leaders kick off nationwide vote in historic election

Party leaders were among throngs of Thai voters appearing at polling stations nationwide early on Sunday to cast their ballots in an election that will decide whether Prayut Chan-o-cha will be ousted and replaced as prime minister eight years in power.

Bangkok Post

Decision day

About 50 million Thais have the right to cast their vote on Sunday in an election to decide the future of the country, and whether it will undergo radical change or maintain the status quo. Another two million voters took part in advance voting previously.

Bangkok Post

A crucial test for democracy

Today, the people of Thailand will exercise their democratic right to choose a new government and determine the direction of the country's democratic future.

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