With May 14 around the corner, parties are pushing online content with fervour. Read more at straitstimes.com.
According to Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, there are seven, beaming as he demonstrates on a TikTok video how the colourful woven cloth can serve as a belt, a towel and a makeshift seat.
The opposition party has been mentioned over 1.4 million times on platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, according to data compiled by local news agency The Nation.backing incumbent Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Parties across the spectrum have invested in sleek social media content to put forward their political stand and policy promises. And with just days till the election on May 14, they have been publishing these messages at feverish speed.
“It’s about making themselves more relatable and closing the gap between politicians and people,” said Dr Sakulsri. In the UTN video, the party says there is “a high risk” of the hypothetical scenarios becoming reality, adding that the election will decide if Thailand will “move forward steadily and with unity”, as it did in the past eight years under Mr Prayut, or “be dragged into the black hole of conflict”.
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