65 PPP Election Winners To Be Investigated

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday set aside 83 winners from the December 23 general election for investigations into possible electoral violations - 65 of them from the People Power Party (PPP).

The agency endorsed 397 out of the 480 poll winners, including all elected political party leaders, according to EC chairman Apichart Sukhagganond, who chaired yesterday's meeting of the five election commissioners.

Of the 83 disputed results, four involved party-list candidates from two parties, People Power and the Democrats. [via The Nation]

 

 

 

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• More and more Cocktail VW's are appearing around town. I have to say I'm partial to their Long Island Ice Teas and it only takes one to give you a nice buzz for the evening ahead. The Pink Bus right is located between Soi Pattayaland and Royal Garden on 2nd Road.

 

• When I posted photos of the new Club Blu in yesterday's post I mistakenly named it Coyote Blu. First mistake of the year. That's one resolution out of the way.....

 

• If I'm not mistaken, the Beach Road should be shut tomorrow for 3 days but there's not been much about it in the press. Let the fun begin and be prepared to queue on Second Road if it happens.

 

• Nessies Cafe Bar on Soi Boukhao are having a Burns Supper on 25th January.

Priced at 400 Baht the cost includes a 5 course meal... Lentil Soup, followed by... Haggis, Neeps & Tatties, followed by... Mince & Tatties, followed by Jelly, Fruit & Ice Cream, followed by Highland Coffee & Shortbread.

Roy Copeland (Piper) will be playing during the night together with traditional Pipes & Drums from Edinburgh Castle. Full Highland Dress is optional!!! Limited Availability and Pre booking and Payment required. Tel. Gordon : 0861 578633

 

• In the early hours of Wednesday morning, rescue workers were called to the Scooby Doo Bar in Jomtien to deal with a Norwegian man, who had inexplicably thrown himself through the front window of the bar. The only explanation given by witnesses at the bar was the man was extremely drunk and decided to leave the bar through the window instead of the door.

 

• Police arrested Mr. Andreas Heisl aged 35 from Austria at the Aromdee Apartments in Naklua, just after midnight on New Years Day. The warrant states that the man is accused of attacking a 16 year old Korean Girl inside her room at the same location. Mr. Heisl denies all allegations of attempted rape which is the offence he has been charged with. [via Pattaya City News]

 

• If you think only early birds benefit from discount hotel rates, think again. By end of January 2008, HotelThailand.com will launch a brand new "Hotel Clearance" page. The objective is to offer the lowest rates on hotels in Thailand's major cities - Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Koh Samui and Krabi within a strict timeframe of five days. 

 

• Amazon.com has just released their “Best of 2007″ lists which include products in different categories that were bestselling, reviewed most positively, products that appeared most often on Wish Lists of Amazon customers, and most popular gift products. While they cover many, many different topics, we’ll just take a look at the technology related “Best of” items for 2007.

  Bestselling products on Amazon.com in 2007:

  • Electronics: Canon PowerShot A570IS 7.1MP digital camera

  • Computers: Nokia Internet tablet PC

  • Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007

  • Video Games: Nintendo Wii

  Most-Loved Products reviewed positively by Amazon.com customers in 2007:

  • Electronics: Garmin nuvi 350 3.5-inch portable GPS navigator

  • Computers: Apple MacBook notebook PC

  • Software: Apple Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard

  • Video Games: Nintendo Wii

  Most Wished-For Products:

  • Electronics: Apple 4 GB iPod nano (3rd generation)

  • Computers: Asus Eee 4G-Galaxy 7-inch PC mobile Internet device

  • Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

  • Video Games: Nintendo Wii

  Most Popular Gift Products:

  • Electronics: Apple 4 GB iPod nano (3rd Generation)

  • Computers: Apple MacBook notebook PC

  • Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

  • Video Games: Super Mario Galaxy

Obviously from this list we can tell what products were in-demand. Notice that Nintendo Wii was on the list three times, while Apple’s 4GB iPod nano was both a most wished-for product and the most popular gift? Additionally, the Apple MacBook notebook PC was a most-loved product and a most popular gift. After looking at these lists, I think it’s safe to say that both Nintendo and Apple had a huge year! [via Cybernet]

 

 

• Let's start the year as we mean to go on - with more Keeley Hazell

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Sophie Howard in the Daily Star

 

 

 

 

• Guaranteed to boost spectacle sales - eye test for men 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• A new year means resolutions. Dick Cheney vows to cut back on his favourite mixed drink. Scotch and waterboarding. [via Alan Ray] 

 

 

 

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