The red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) has opened a news centre to train its members as "reporters" to keep an eye on the next election, according to UDD chief adviser Tida Tawornseth.
She and other UDD core leaders attended the inauguration of the UDD news centre in Nonthaburi on Thursday.
Ms Tida said the purpose of the centre was to train red shirts in using telecommunication devices and smart phones to take pictures and record video clips of voting in progress.
This information will help expose any irregularity in the election. It is also a way of ensuring the poll is clean and fair, she said.
Also, UDD "reporters" can also monitor abuse of state power which gives any element of unfair advantage in the election.
The images and video clips can be sent to the UDD news centre by members nationwide.
"People must keep an eye out during the election. They must do their part in reporting or lodging complaints about anything afoul they come across," Ms Tida said.
She insisted if people banded together and showed strength, there would be no more military coups. She also added that the regime must not try to cling on to power after the next election.
Also on Thursday, the Bhumjaithai Party showcased its economic policies to be driven by digital technology and platforms. The team behind the policies included Settapong Malisuwan, who is also the party spokesman and former vice-chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).
Col Settapong said 5G technology is spearheading economic progress and the party intends to use it as a tool for improving standards of living.
He said that almost every industrial sector is being digitalised as 4G technology transitions to 5G.
Countries will lose competitiveness and regress if they fail to keep up with the changes in terms of telecommunication technology and the demands for new labour skills to accommodate the new trend, Col Settapong said.
Bhumjaithai proposes introducing a free, online study in the so-called Thailand Sharing University programme and reforming healthcare services by setting up a "telemedicine" project in which smart health centres will relay timely information about patients between hospitals and village clinics in remote areas.
Meanwhile, the Future Forward Party (FFP) wants to slash the number of generals in the armed forces to 400, down from 1,600 at present, and halve the number of troops.
FFP leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit said on Thursday the downsizing proposal was part of a redistribution of the country's wealth and resources so there will be more money left to education and public welfare.
He added that tax privileges for large businesses must be stopped.