Thai Election 2011 (part 3)

Outspoken politician Chuwit Kamolvisit has launched his own party, aided by a bull terrier.

When I lived in Thailand I always referred to him as the 'Scary Man'. Chuvit is one of the main players in the massage parlour business.

Mr Chuwit launched his Rak Prathet Thai (Love Thailand) Party at his home in Sukhumvit Soi 10 yesterday. His home will also serve as the party's headquarters. The massage parlour tycoon-turned-politician who has tried to portray himself as an anti-vice and corruption crusader said his party would work on the opposition benches to monitor the government. In the July 3 election, his party will field only 10 candidates on the party list. The party will kick off its campaign on Wednesday.

This is old style Thai politics, power is everything.