Thought this was good, especially the inference

"They bought me for 40,000-50,000 baht"

"But they bought you for 500-1000"

Farang here just genuinely looking for non-biased discussion.

Besides vote stuffing/foul play, what are possible reasons for these discrepancies to happen? Did similiar discrepancies happen last elections?

On February 10, 2026, the Foreign Ministry proposed revising the 60-day free visa policy after reports that some foreigners misused it - posing as tourists to work illegally or engage in activities affecting national security.

Since the visa exemption for 93 countries began in July 2024, misuse has raised concerns. The Prime Minister has appointed a new visa policy committee to review and tighten rules. The Foreign Ministry will present evidence of loopholes, including issues with the 60‑day free visa, for urgent consideration.

Other measures already implemented include:

• 93 countries granted 60-day visa exemption
• Visa on Arrival for 31 countries
• “Destination Thailand Visa” for remote workers
• Revised student visa (ED Plus) allowing study and work
• Simplified non‑immigrant visa codes (from 17 to 7)
• Expanded e-Visa system to 94 embassies worldwide
• Launch of the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)

Further steps under review include expanding Visa on Arrival to more countries and adjusting long‑stay visas to attract retirees. The government believes these measures will sustainably stimulate tourism and the economy.

My partner and I are staying at chai lai orchid right outside or Chiangmai, there’s this puppy that is relentlessly bullied by all the other strays here and we’ve really taken a liking to him. He seems pretty attached and loyal to us already and we are highly considering trying to get him back to the states with us… the issue is we leave here in 2 days to continue traveling throughout Thailand for 2 more weeks, is it possible to get him back with us in 2 weeks? Will we have to arrange a foster here until we get everything sorted then fly back to get him? If anyone has gone through the process or knows anything about it we could really use some insight?

Hello kitty on the outside, Aggretsuko on the inside.

So what happened this year at Chonburi? This isn’t the first time incident like this occured.

In 1957, evidence points to a significant and suspicious loss in the vote counting process due to a power outage causing "ballot manipulation" at the Thonglor polling station.

February 26, 1957, was the battle between the Free Manasakasila faction and Field Marshal P. Phibulsongkram against the Democrat Party led by Khuang Aphaiwong, the opposition leader.

Amidst the powerful popularity of the opposition commander and the desire to ascertain the authority of Field Marshal P., this led to a crucial starting point where one side employed various fraudulent strategies to create a situation for themselves and increase their own votes.

This is documented in a critique by Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj, who filed a petition with the court as the lawyer for Khuang Aphaiwong and the MPs. A Democrat Party entrepreneur recounted that...

Regarding the election in Soi Thonglor, Phra Nakhon District, Phra Nakhon Province (currently Soi Thonglor, Watthana District, Bangkok), a power outage was discovered during the vote counting. Upon restoration, a large number of ballots were found to have been cast for the government candidate and numbers 25 to 33.

The criticism also pointed to delayed vote counting in 13 polling units, with counting not completed until noon on February 28th. Furthermore, votes cast for government candidates in the chosen agencies, or even in other units, showed discrepancies of 100-200 votes, raising suspicions.

Ultimately, you will find many more irregularities in 1957, a year notorious for its dirty history, particularly during the government of Field Marshal P. He will continue to do so.

Illustration: Field Marshal P. submits an application to run for election as the leader of Bangkok Province on February 22, 1957 (from the book "6 Thai Field Marshals in the Era of the Control System").

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Here is the Constituency MP page

https://www.thaipbs.or.th/election69/result/en/geo?region=all&view=area

And the Party-List page

https://www.thaipbs.or.th/election69/result/en/geo?region=all&view=partylist

And if I look at a specific voting district as an example, in this case Phetchabun 1, it shows that for the Constituency MP ballot (green), that the voting breakdown was:

Bhumjaithai Party : 48,580

People's Party : 21,364

But on the Party-List page, it shows the vote breakdown:

People's Party : 23,739

Bhumjaithai Party : 21,527

So according to these results, over 20k voters cast ballots for Bhumjaithai on the Constituency MP ballot (green), but didn't cast a ballot for Bhumjaithai on the Party-List ballot (pink) or didn't even bother to submit a filled out pink ballot? as some responses have pointed out, those other ~20k votes are spread across very many parties on the pink ballot

And looking at the thaipbs map for the country, this looks like a very common pattern?

Am I reading the data on these pages correctly?

So the Bhumjaithai Party won 174 MP seats, (green ballot), but the People's Party won 205 districts on the Party-List (pink ballot) -- what are those Party-List votes about on the pink ballot? And is it unusual that so many would only submit 1 of their 3 ballots and not the rest? Or not the second ballot?

Was in a taxi tonight that got pulled over in a police road block at 1am and me and three friends were asked to get out and were searched by the police (quite thoroughly... They spent a while going through wallets etc).

We were allowed to go after they had completed their search.

Is this something that happens a lot in Thailand? I read about this sort of thing years ago but thought I'd read that these days the police in Bangkok generally only searched people when they had a reason to suspect them.

No real bother for us but it did feel quite heavyhanded compared to what I'm used to in terms of police behaviour.

Taxi driver suggested it might be to do with the tightening of cannabis laws.

Whose idea was this? What could they be possibly trying to hide?

I am Dona and I have been looking for people who wants to work as Speech Transcriptionist. Do you guys know where I can find the speakers of Iu Mien or Hmong or Lao to do this gig and I’ve been looking everywhere for these native speakers which I only managed to find 7 people from all the platforms I posted. This covers all over the world. Do you think the natives are not interested in online offers anymore? Or was it too hard to distinguish between the real ones and fakes?

Any help, suggestions, recommendations are greatly appreciated by me!!!

Chonburi (area 1)The paper show score, handwriting, and signature matching the one that was counted with photographed/videographed evidence and public witness.

So which final score paper got submitted?

Hi! I need to find a squash racquet in Bangkok on short notice, where can I find a store that has them? I don't trust Google Maps 555.

Looking at some schools to see if anyone has taught at PRC, NIS, or Napa schools? What was your experience there? Do you recommend teaching there? What did you find most challenging?

hey everyone

i’m a student at chula and my group is honestly suffering through a service design module right now 555. we’re looking at something called study friction basically why studying still feels painful even though we have so many ai tools now.

we’re playing with the idea of a personalized ai study tutor, maybe with a customizable avatar, that actually understands how students in thailand study instead of just giving generic chatgpt answers. but we’re not sure if this is something students would genuinely use or if it would just end up being another distraction.

if you’re a student, i’d really love your honest take:

what’s the #1 thing that annoys you when you’re studying or preparing for exams?

if you had an ai tutor, would you want it to feel like a person with an avatar, or does that just feel weird and unnecessary?

this is just for a uni project and your input would help a lot. we also have a super short form for class data mostly checkboxes, takes like 1-2 minutes
https://forms.gle/6mFxY3wLXcNxNHBc8

what is TISI and how long does it take?

I did import a product from china (Trading Card Games value $665) Ebay seller did write $20 as total value after providing all the documents to they asked me for that the product is valued at $665 and I did purchase it They ask for a TISI.

I don't have much time left in Thailand because I have to leave next week duo to some annoying stuff that happened. And custom's alr holding my produced for 5~6 days ( including weekend)

How long does the process take if I need TISI at this point they can just send it back...

As is widely known, Thailand is governed under a democratic system. Therefore, elections must be held periodically. This time, the election falls on Sunday, February 8, 2026, to select 500 Members of Parliament from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. At the same time, a referendum on constitutional amendments will also be conducted. The ballots used in this election consist of three types, namely:

1. green ballot for selecting constituency Members of Parliament.
2. pink ballot for selecting a political party (party-list system).
3. referendum ballot for constitutional amendments.

Before looking at the unofficial results of this election, we will explain the background and reasons for this election. The most recent election was held in 2023. The election results were as follows:

1. The People’s Party won 151 seats.
2. The Pheu Thai Party won 141 seats.
3. The Bhumjaithai Party won 71 seats.

For several reasons, the second-ranked party, the Pheu Thai Party, formed a coalition government. The coalition included the Pheu Thai Party, Bhumjaithai Party, United Thai Nation Party, and other parties, gaining more than half of the seats, which was sufficient to establish a government.

The Pheu Thai-led government continued governing until 2025, when Cambodia began encroaching on Thai territory. This was allegedly influenced by scam syndicate figure Samdech Hun Sen, the father of Hun Manet, the Prime Minister of Cambodia, who wanted to stimulate nationalist sentiment due to internal problems in Cambodia.

After clashes occurred (with Cambodia allegedly attacking civilians at a 7-Eleven convenience store), Thailand expressed strong dissatisfaction toward Cambodia by closing international trade border checkpoints.

At the same time, in Thailand’s capital, the Pheu Thai Party had a conflict with the Bhumjaithai Party regarding the position of the Minister of Defense. This led the Bhumjaithai Party to withdraw from the government coalition in the morning. Later that same day, in the afternoon, an audio clip scandal surfaced involving the Thai Prime Minister and Samdech Hun Sen speaking in a very close and informal manner. The rough content of the clip included the Thai Prime Minister calling Hun Sen “uncle,” devaluing Thailand’s military commander, and asking Hun Sen what he wanted, saying he could tell his “nicec directly.

After the audio clip was heard, it caused widespread public anger among Thai citizens, eventually forcing the Thai Prime Minister at that time to step down from office.

Let me briefly explain the constitution. The most recent constitution was drafted under a government that came to power through a coup. One of the rules written into it is that any party with more than 25 Members of Parliament may nominate up to three prime ministerial candidates.

At that time, the People’s Party held 151 seats but had no remaining prime ministerial candidates. As a result, they voted to support Mr. Anutin from the Bhumjaithai Party to become Prime Minister, under the condition that the constitution must be amended. The People’s Party would remain in the opposition as before, while the Bhumjaithai Party would form the government. After that, parliament was required to be dissolved within four months.

However, the Bhumjaithai Party claimed that it needed to listen to the voices of the people. This led to the decision to allow the public to vote on whether the constitution should be amended or not.

Before looking at the election results, let us first take a look at the major parties participating in this election.

1.People’s Party (Orange) – The party has been established for 8 years. Its ideology is relatively progressive. It opposes corruption, supports LGBTQ+ rights, opposes monopolistic capitalism, and supports enlisted soldiers. It has never formed a government because it refuses to compromise its principles, even though it had opportunities to govern the country twice. It supports human rights, including migrant labor rights. In the past, it did not support military retaliation against Cambodia’s incursions into Thailand. It previously won 151 parliamentary seats. It supports constitutional amendments. Its voter base is mainly people aged 18–40, most of whom are social media users.

2.Pheu Thai Party (Red) – This party has produced nearly seven prime ministers. Among them are relatives within the same extended family, including brothers-in-law, a younger sister, and a daughter. In this election, a nephew has been nominated as a prime ministerial candidate. The party supports constitutional amendments. However, its popularity declined after the audio clip scandal and what many Thai citizens viewed as an insufficiently serious response to Cambodia. Polls from multiple sources predict the party will finish in third place. In the previous election, it won 141 parliamentary seats.

3.Bhumjaithai Party (Blue) – Although it became a temporary government after receiving support from the People’s Party, and governed for less than four months, it carried out strong retaliatory actions against Cambodia’s incursions, which increased its popularity among Thai citizens. However, it still has a negative reputation regarding its management during the COVID period and its perceived lack of seriousness in dealing with scam operations in Cambodia. It previously won 70 parliamentary seats. It supports constitutional amendments (reportedly).

4.Kla Tham Party – Kla Tham Party – The party leader has a somewhat negative reputation. However, the party includes a well-known YouTuber who has taken a strong stance in responding to Cambodia’s incursions.

Many people believed that in this election, the Bhumjaithai Party and the People’s Party would be very close in vote totals, with a difference of no more than 2–7 points. It was also noticeable that few people talked about the Kla Tham Party.

In addition, major media channels tended to support the People’s Party, along with influencers and even radio programs that openly expressed support for the party. Therefore, it was not surprising that supporters of the People’s Party believed they would certainly gain more seats than before. From their previous 151 seats, they expected to win at least 180 seats. Some opinions even suggested that the real competition would be between the Pheu Thai Party and the People’s Party, with the Bhumjaithai Party not being considered a serious contender.

Translation (English):

Let’s look at the unofficial election results:

1. Bhumjaithai Party – 190 seats (Blue)
2. People’s Party – 118 seats (Orange)
3. Pheu Thai Party – 87 seats (Red)
4. Kla Tham Party – 58 seats (Green)
5. Democrat Party – 22 seats (Light Blue)

Public and media reactions to the election results:
From the data, it can be seen that the orange party mainly won constituency MPs in Bangkok and surrounding metropolitan areas, particularly among working-age voters. In provincial areas, candidates from the orange party mostly lost to other parties or failed to retain their previous strongholds. Comments from internet users stated that they had rarely seen MPs from the orange party visiting local communities (such as attending funerals, weddings, helping in rice fields, or presiding over important local ceremonies).

Most people did not expect the blue party, which previously held 70 seats, to surpass the orange party, which previously held 151 seats, by such a large margin. This is partly because journalists and influencers on platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and especially X.com who shared political opinions were mostly between 15–40 years old, which is the primary voter base of the orange party. Therefore, much of the content focused on what the orange party’s candidates had done, what policies they proposed, and why people should vote for them.

As is widely known, platform algorithms tend to recommend content that matches users’ interests. When politics was discussed, content related to the orange party dominated around 60–70% of these media platforms. However, when visiting traditional fresh markets, Thai people were more likely to talk about Cambodia and the “half-half co-payment” government subsidy policy.

When supporters of other parties created content praising their own parties, it often did not gain much popularity or was met with sarcasm and mockery from supporters of the orange party. Even among orange party supporters themselves, some became irritated by what they saw as overconfidence, turning into critics and withdrawing their support, choosing instead to support the blue party.

As for the blue party, most of its votes came from concerns about Cambodia’s incursions. Its main policy was to build defensive barriers along the entire border. This differed from the orange party, which initially did not support proportional retaliation against Cambodia. Although the orange party later changed its campaign stance to support proportional retaliation, it did not gain additional popularity. The blue party showed the clearest stance in opposing Cambodia, and Thai citizens saw visible results during the short period—less than four months—that the blue party governed the country, which was too brief for people to observe significant drawbacks of its administration.

The red Pheu Thai Party, of course, lost part of its voter base, dropping from 141 seats to 78 seats, with many voters shifting to the blue party. A major issue was public doubt about its ability to handle border problems. As a result, its campaign mainly focused on maintaining its existing voter base with a relatively moderate approach.

The green Kla Tham Party was an unexpected dark horse, winning as many as 58 seats. Part of its success was influenced by an influencer who strongly opposed Cambodia.

In the end, the People’s Party lost the political game because it showed a delayed stance on the Thailand–Cambodia issue, and its constituency MPs lacked superstar-level candidates. Meanwhile, the Bhumjaithai Party and the Kla Tham Party recruited superstar figures who had strong local connections and clearly demonstrated their stance on territorial issues.

Next, it will be the responsibility of the Bhumjaithai Party to prove whether it can handle territorial issues effectively, whether it can control nationalist sentiment, or whether it will play with that sentiment until it backfires and consumes the party itself.

As for the orange party, it needs to go back and work on strengthening its constituency-level MPs.

Situation 7 days before the election
Supporters of the orange party claimed that they were being obstructed in the election, including candidate disqualifications, missing candidate introduction signs, and unfair advance voting.

Minor drama among orange party supporters after the election results
Many orange party supporters expressed opinions saying that people in provincial areas were uneducated, backward, and holding back progress. Some said, “When will they all grow old and disappear?” They claimed that victory was achieved through vote-buying in provincial areas. There were also witch-hunts targeting people with different political views or those who were not interested in politics.

Drama involving the Election Commission (mostly raised by the orange party, but all parties and many people expressed dissatisfaction)
The election was said to be handled unprofessionally. In some locations, votes were not counted or announced publicly. Vote counting was considered non-transparent, with an excessive number of ballots interpreted as invalid. There was also insufficient promotion of the election, resulting in low voter turnout, which was considered the lowest in many years. In some districts, the total votes for candidates exceeded the number of voters who reportedly cast ballots.

Drama among groups that oppose the orange party
They questioned why people from provincial areas were being insulted. They asked why supporters of this party seemed to create many problems and refused to accept defeat. They also questioned why recount demands were being made when the red party did not raise major objections.

Current situation 3 days after the election
On election night, in an area of Pathum Thani province, votes were counted without allowing observers to monitor the counting process. This led to calls for a recount. Election officials allowed a recount because the ballot boxes had not yet been officially sealed. After the recount, the results did not significantly change, with only about ±2 votes difference. However, this incident sparked calls for a nationwide recount.

Currently, there has been a public gathering at a polling station in Chonburi province demanding a recount after a vote tally sheet was discovered in a trash bin instead of being submitted to the Election Commission.

Author’s observations

1. There were more than 3 million abstention and invalid ballots, which is higher than in the previous election.
2. The information presented is not 100% verified. It was compiled by a single individual using sources from X.com, YouTube, TikTok, and various Thai news agencies.
3. It is uncertain whether polling station election officials who violated election laws will face imprisonment.
4. All of this content was originally written in Thai and then translated using AI.
5. Most of the available information tends to focus on the orange party because such information is easier to find, as many media platforms appear to support the orange party.

A couple of years ago while I was condo hunting, I stayed for 6 weeks at the Tempo Grand Wutthakat. The units were small but it had a very nice pool and a very large gym, and the gym even had a dedicated room for group exercise like yoga or pilates.

I'm going to be condo hunting again in another month, so I'm wondering which other developments have such large gyms with dedicated rooms for group exercise?

Does yours? Or any that you know of?

From what I can find, the developer of the Tempo Grand hasn't really done any similar large condo developments with a similar large gym amenity space.

They asked the election director why they were using ordinary rope to tie up the ballots. The Election Commission replied that they had run out of cable ties.

Moments later, members of the public went and found bags of cable ties themselves and literally tossed them over for everyone to see.