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Bangkok, but lost. She then served as the deputy spokeswoman of the Democrat Party, that was the main opposition after the 2011 election. In this position, she called for a clampdown on websites insulting the monarchy, under the Thai
390:, which Chitpas and other PDRC leaders celebrated with a party, wearing military-style outfits. After the coup, the PDRC transformed into the People's Democratic Reform Foundation (PDRF) with Chitpas serving as an assistant secretary.
404:, she ran as the Democrats' party-list candidate number 20. As the party won exactly 20 list seats, she was only just elected to the House of Representatives after an election rerun in Chiang Mai's 8th constituency.
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prompted her to change her family name, in order to keep the
Bhirombhakdi name and Boon Rawd Brewery out of the conflict. She chose to use her mother's maiden name, Kridakorn. The protests resulted in the
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Corporation, producing the beer brands Singha and Leo. Her grandfather
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in 2011 with an estimated net worth of US$ 2 billion. Therefore, she is often referred to as the "Singha heiress" or "beer heiress" in Thai press. Chitpas' mother,
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minister of information and communication technology
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861:The Successors: Chitpas Bhirombhakdi
689:"Singha beer family disowns Chitpas"
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