KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Overseas voting for Thailand’s general election and constitutional referendum will take place in Malaysia this weekend, with the Royal Thai Embassy in Kuala Lumpur gearing up to facilitate early voting for eligible Thai nationals.
Polling will take place simultaneously on Sunday (January 24) and Monday (January 25) from 9am to 6pm. The overseas voting exercise comes ahead of the Kingdom's general election on February 8.
An embassy official said 3,957 Thai nationals across Malaysia have registered to vote in the general election, ranking Malaysia 10th globally among countries with registered Thai overseas voters.
Meanwhile, 2,814 voters have registered for the referendum, placing Malaysia ninth worldwide.
Besides casting their ballots physically at the embassy in Jalan Ampang, the mission will also deploy Mobile Voting Units to Johor, Sarawak, and Sabah to ensure accessibility for Thai citizens residing in those states.
Speaking to Bernama, the official said that eligible voters elsewhere in the country will also cast their ballots at the Royal Thai Consulate Generals in Penang and Kota Bharu.
“Voters are also advised to bring their identification documents and adhere to the stipulated voting hours at their respective designated locations,” the official said.
According to the Thai Election Commission, 139,535 Thai nationals worldwide have registered as overseas voters for the general election and 95,666 for the referendum.
The 2026 election follows the dissolution of the House of Representatives late last year, while the referendum seeks to gauge public consensus on drafting a new constitution.
This will be Thailand's third constitutional referendum, after the first in 2007 and the second in 2016.
