Pheu Thai’s Pongsapat Pongcharoen is set to be his party’s representative in the Feb 17 gubernatorial elections. The police general and secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board has yet to make any policy statements, though. As for the eccentric musician Suharit Siamwalla, his platform is to avoid making promises. Finally there’s Governor Sukhumbhand, who is still not confirmed as the Democrat’s candidate. But that has not stopped him from firing off his first campaign promises. What’s in his goody bag? Cutting fares on BTS extensions to encourage commuters to leave their cars at home. Specifically, On Nut to Bearing and the Taksin to Bang Wa rides would be cut from B15 to B10. That’s not much for now but you can be sure there will be many, many more promises to come in the following weeks.