<p>Chai Chidchob has passed away at the age of 92.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On 6 April, Newin Chidchob, de facto leader of the Bhumjai Thai Party, set off a &lsquo;caravan of cars&rsquo; to distribute 1.5 million photographs of the King to the Thai people across the country.</p>

<p>The Interior Ministry's latest decision to introduce its own cable-television channel - dubbed 'blue-shirt television' by the media for its close association with Bhum Jai Thai Party kingmaker Newin Chidchob - will further exacerbate the already tense political situation and is a reminder of how the government still thinks crude propaganda works.</p>