In the central Region and Northeast too villagers were in enced by the disaated or even downright false information that they bad receive via sure censored television at the height of the May disturbances. than any information subsequently given to them Even more positive and accurate news later not erase their first impressions. To reinforce these sentiments, the regions were flooded with leaflets attacking Chamlong for role he played heightening villager suspicions about the disturbances candidates and the more difficult for pro-democracy party canvassers so get their message across.