Thailand

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his Democrat coalition government attracted heavy criticism from the political opposition after the cabinet approved THB66bn (US$2.2bn) worth of budget proposals in May. The Puea Thai Party has accused the incumbent government of vote-buying ahead of the general election (expected to be held by July), and has called on the Election Commission (EC) and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to look into the matter. We are concerned that should the EC and NACC decide to block these proposals, the Democrat coalition could lose a significant advantage over the opposition at the upcoming

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