Thailand to hold general election on May 14

STORY: Thailand to hold general election on May 14 DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thailand Election Commission 2. file video of Thailand's 2019 general election STORYLINE: Thailand plans to hold a general election on May 14, the country's Election Commission announced on Tuesday, a day after the House of Representatives was dissolved. Political parties must submit their prime ministerial nominees between April 4 and April 7, Election Commission Chairman Ittiporn Boonpracong told a news conference. In a statement, the Election Commission also announced the application schedule for 500 House of Representatives candidates. Under the two-ballot system, more than 52 million eligible voters will elect 500 members of the House of Representatives. Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua on Monday endorsed a decree to dissolve the House of Representatives which was formed after the 2019 general election, with a four-yea

NRA commissioner nominee vows to make scientific judgments

NRA commissioner nominee vows to make scientific judgments

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Ishiwatari, a Tohoku University professor and geologist, tells reporters in Tokyo on June 13, 2014, he thinks it is "natural to make scientific judgments on the basis of data" about whether nuclear reactors are safe to be restarted under the framework of new safety regulations. Ishiwatari is one of the government's nominees to replace two of the five commissioners of the Nuclear Regulation Authority.

BOJ deputy nominees

BOJ deputy nominees

TOKYO, Japan - The government's two nominees for Bank of Japan deputy governor, Kikuo Iwata (R) and Hiroshi Nakaso, attend their confirmation hearing at the House of Councillors in Tokyo on March 12, 2013.

Hearing on BOJ deputy nomination

Hearing on BOJ deputy nomination

TOKYO, Japan - Gakushuin University professor Kikuo Iwata, one of the government's nominees for Bank of Japan deputy governor, speaks at a confirmation hearing at a lower house panel in Tokyo on March 5, 2013, held to determine whether he is qualified for one of the two posts. To the right is the other nominee Hiroshi Nakaso, an executive director of the central bank.

Hearing on BOJ deputy nomination

Hearing on BOJ deputy nomination

TOKYO, Japan - Gakushuin University professor Kikuo Iwata, one of the government's nominees for Bank of Japan deputy governor, speaks at a confirmation hearing at a lower house panel in Tokyo on March 5, 2013, held to determine whether he is qualified for one of the two posts.

Hearing on BOJ deputy nomination

Hearing on BOJ deputy nomination

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakaso, an executive director of the Bank of Japan, who is one of the government's nominees for the central bank's deputy governor, speaks at a confirmation hearing at a lower house panel in Tokyo on March 5, 2013, held to determine whether he is qualified for one of the two posts.

NRA commissioner nominee vows to make scientific judgments

NRA commissioner nominee vows to make scientific judgments

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Ishiwatari, a Tohoku University professor and geologist, tells reporters in Tokyo on June 13, 2014, he thinks it is "natural to make scientific judgments on the basis of data" about whether nuclear reactors are safe to be restarted under the framework of new safety regulations. Ishiwatari is one of the government's nominees to replace two of the five commissioners of the Nuclear Regulation Authority. (Kyodo)