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Thailand holds national senate election

STORY: Thailand holds national senate election SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting STORYLINE: Thailand held the final round of voting for the Senate election in the capital Bangkok on Wednesday, after the five-year term of outgoing senators ended in May. Previously competing at the district and provincial levels across the Southeast Asian country, 2,989 successful candidates advanced to the national Senate election, where they cast votes among themselves to elect the 200-member parliament's upper house, according to the Thai Election Commission (EC). Representing 20 categories of social and professional groups, 10 candidates who receive the most votes from each group will be elected as senators. The vote counting continued until late Wednesday and the EC is expected to announce the official results by July 2. Under the kingdom's 2017 constitution, the new set of senators will no longer

Thailand launches first experimental tokamak device in collaboration with China

STORY: Thailand launches first experimental tokamak device in collaboration with China DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tokamak device 2. various of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand in the opening ceremony 3. various of tokamak device 4. various of Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) 5. various of tokamak device 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): THAWATCHAI ONJUN, Executive director of the TINT 7. various of tokamak device 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SONG YUNTAO, Director of ASIPP 9. various of tokamak device STORYLINE: Thailand's first experimental tokamak device was officially launched on Tuesday in collaboration with China. The device, a joint collaboration between the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), arrived in Thailand in January and commenced trial runs in May. Thawatchai Onjun, executive director of the TINT, emphasized th

Thai Election Commission endorses 500 lower house MPs

STORY: Thai Election Commission endorses 500 lower house MPs DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thailand's Election Commission announcing election results 2. various of MPs receiving certificates 3. various of Pita Limjaroenrat and his coalition partners holding a press conference STORYLINE: Thailand's Election Commission (EC) on Monday officially announced results from last month's general election, paving the way for the parliament to convene and choose a new prime minister. The polling body has endorsed all 500 members in the House of Representatives, which includes 400 constituency seats and 100 party-list seats, EC secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee told a news conference. According to the approved vote results from the May 14 election, a total of 18 political parties have won seats in the House of Representatives. The Move Forward Party secured the highest number of seats, with 151, followed by the Pheu Thai Party, which won 141 sea

Chinese investment helps boost Thailand's economy, says EEC panel head

STORY: Chinese investment helps boost Thailand's economy, says EEC panel head DATELINE: May 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of electric vehicles 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHULA SUKMANOP, Secretary general of Thailand's EEC policy committee 3. various of electric vehicles at the Thailand International Motor Expo and an electric vehicle factory in Thailand 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHULA SUKMANOP, Secretary general of Thailand's EEC policy committee 5. various of Thailand's East Economy Corridor STORYLINE: Chula Sukmanop, secretary general of Thailand's East Economy Corridor (EEC) policy committee, said that the increasing Chinese investment, highlighted by electric vehicle (EV) industries, has helped boost Thailand's economy and green development in recent years. Chula added that as the major vehicle production and export base in Southeast Asia, Thailand has attracted growing numbers of Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers over the years, echoing Thai go

U.S.-manipulated G7 Summit sparks strong protest, criticism

STORY: U.S.-manipulated G7 Summit sparks strong protest, criticism DATELINE: May 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of protesters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): Protesters 3. various of G7 Summit 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAEB RAWASHDEH, Political analyst at Jordan Press Foundation 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): DIAA HELMY, Secretary-general, Egyptian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce 6. various of street views in China STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): Protesters "No to War." "Smash the G7 Hiroshima Summit." The U.S.-led Group of Seven (G7) ended its three-day gathering last weekend in Hiroshima, Japan amid days of protests. In the bloc's communique, the G7 leaders said they are not "decoupling" from China but "de-risking" instead. Experts said the U.S.-manipulated G7 Summit only escalates tensions and seeks to contain China's peaceful development. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAEB RAWASHDEH, Political analyst at Jordan Press Foundation "I don't think that the aim of the G7

G7 summit concludes in Hiroshima amid stronger protests

STORY: G7 summit concludes in Hiroshima amid stronger protests DATELINE: May 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: HIROSHIMA, Japan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the G7 summit 2. various of protesters on the street 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): Protesters 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): RYO MIYAHARA, Head of a Hiroshima citizens' group and the protest's organizer 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): ATSUSHI KOKETSU, Emeritus professor at Yamaguchi University of Japan STORYLINE: Group of Seven (G7) nations wrapped up their three-day gathering in Japan on Sunday, vowing to escalate sanctions against Russia amid the Ukraine crisis. Following days of protests, hundreds of demonstrators from home and abroad on Sunday rallied against the G7 leaders' communique and other documents adopted by the summit in Hiroshima, a city once devasted by U.S. atomic bombing during World War II. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): Protesters "No to War." "Smash the G7 Hiroshima Summit." Protesters rallied along the main streets in Hiroshima,

MIDEAST-KUFR QADOOM-CLASHES

(230519) -- KUFR QADOOM, May 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian protesters run to take cover from a tear gas canister fired by an Israeli soldier during clashes following a protest against the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Kufr Qadoom, near Nablus, on May 19, 2023. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

Thailand's Move Forward Party announces coalition to bid for gov't

STORY: Thailand's Move Forward Party announces coalition to bid for gov't DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference by the Move Forward Party and its coalition allies 2. various of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat speaking at the press conference 3. various of party leaders at the press conference 4. various of Thailand's parliament (file) STORYLINE: Thailand's Move Forward Party on Thursday announced a multi-party coalition in a bid to form a government after emerging as the largest party of the lower house of the parliament in the country's general election. The coalition, comprised of eight parties, was led by the Move Forward Party and joined by Pheu Thai Party, with the second most seats in the lower house as well as several other smaller parties previously in the opposition, Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat told a press conference, saying that the coalition has a projected 313-seat out of the total 500-seat Hou

Thailand's Move Forward Party seeks coalition after oppositions win majority in general election

STORY: Thailand's Move Forward Party seeks coalition after oppositions win majority in general election DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Election Commission 2. various of Ittiporn Boonpracong, chairman of the Election Commission 3. various of vote counting at a polling station after the election 4. various of Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party STORYLINE: Thailand's Move Forward Party is seeking to form a coalition government with other opposition parties as unofficial vote counting results showed the oppositions have won the majority of seats in the lower house of parliament. The Move Forward Party, with a strong base among young voters, emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives with 151 seats, ahead of the other major opposition and pre-election favorite Pheu Thai Party which won 141 seats. As of 99.18 percent vote counting which is completed so far, Move Forward Party and the Pheu Thai Party each

Voters go to polls in Thailand's general election

STORY: Voters go to polls in Thailand's general election DATELINE: May 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:17 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters at polling stations in Bangkok 2. Political leaders and candidates voting at polling stations in Bangkok STORYLINE: Thai voters went to the polling stations on Sunday in the Southeast Asian country's general election. The polls started at 8:00 a.m. (0100 GMT) and will continue until 5:00 p.m. local time (1000 GMT) on Sunday. More than 52 million Thai citizens are eligible to vote in the election. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is seeking reelection, turned up at a polling station in the capital Bangkok in the morning to cast his ballot. He called on Thai people to vote in the election to exercise their rights. In the run-up to the polling day, parties in Prayut's government were trailing behind in the opinion polls behind major opposition parties, including the Pheu Thai Party links to former PM Thaksin Shinawatra and the

Thai protest leaders surrender, curfew set for Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A Thai soldier shows rifle bullets seized from antigovernment protesters in Bangkok on May 19, 2010.

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