1	Electoral, Crime, the, Century

The Bangkok Post reports that the pro-Thaksin Puea Thai will lose one seat for a truly heinous act:

According to the petition, on Jan. 2 Mr Kachit went up on the stage for a northeastern-style singing and musical show, which is considered a form of entertainment.  On the stage, Mr Khachit's candidacy was announced to constituents by Suthin Klangsaeng, a former executive of the dissolved People Power Party.

The EC found Mr Khachit to have violated Article 53 of the Election Act which prohibits use of any form of entertainment for campaigning, and proposed the Supreme Court's Election Division nullify the Jan 11 by-election and order a new election.

BP: The audacity of it all. Does it even count as campaigning to introduce someone?