Police uncover 'vote-buying' in provincesPeople take part in a public awareness campaign organised by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to encourage voter participation in Sunday’s election and charter referendum, in the capital. The event was held at Lan Khon Muang in front of the BMA office in Phra Nakhon district on Feb 5. Nutthawat WichieanbutLaw enforcement agencies have stepped up operations against vote-buying in several provinces ahead of Sunday's general election, with cases uncovered in Chiang Rai and Surat Thani and heightened monitoring underway in Satun. In Chiang Rai, officers from Phan district police were deployed about 5pm on Friday after receiving intelligence about suspicious activities involving the collection of voter names and cash allegedly intended for vote-buying during the final stretch of the campaign. The suspect said he had been contacted by a local broker who instructed him to collect and submit voter names.

Source: Bangkok Post February 07, 2026 23:55 UTC