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Thai Parliament to vote on new PM as Thaksin departs for Dubai
September 05, 2025 12:32 pm
The parliamentary session comes amid fierce competition between Thaksin’s Pheu Thai Party and its former coalition partner, the Bhumjaithai Party, led by Anutin Charnvirakul.
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin makes surprise departure ahead of risky court ruling
September 05, 2025 10:45 am
Thaksin told Thai immigration authorities at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport that his private jet was headed for Singapore.
What the rise of 37-year-old Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra means for the country’s politics
August 19, 2024 11:38 am
Paetongtarn Shinawatra comes from a political dynasty, with two Prime Ministers from her family having been overthrown in past coups. Her family's return to the centre of Thailand's politics comes amid a period of turmoil.
Thailand's Parliament is set to choose a new prime minister with Thaksin's daughter a likely nominee
August 16, 2024 10:33 am
Paetongtarn is the youngest daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is seen as a guiding force behind Pheu Thai, and the niece of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thai ex-PM Thaksin says ready to face royal insult charges
June 08, 2024 10:16 pm
The complaint, lodged by the royalist military that ousted the government of his sister Yingluck Shinawatra, stems from an interview the influential tycoon gave to foreign media in 2015. Other charges include violating a computer crime law.
Thailand's Srettha Thavisin wins PM bid as ally Thaksin Shinawatra returns after years in exile
August 22, 2023 4:29 pm
The return of Thailand's most famous politician and Srettha's smooth ascent to the top job will add to speculation that Thaksin may have done a deal with his enemies in the military and establishment to allow his safe return, and possibly an early release from jail.
Daughter of Thailand's exiled former PM Thaksin to seek premiership
January 16, 2023 4:53 pm
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck Shinawatra both led governments toppled by the army, will run under the Pheu Thai Party.
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra to be charged with royal insult, says attorney general
October 06, 2017 6:39 pm
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra lives in exile after fleeing Thailand to escape a jail sentence for corruption after he was overthrown in a 2006 coup.
Thai ex-premier says ruling junta seeks 'backward democracy'
March 10, 2016 2:36 pm
Thaksin said any elections held under the new constitution will deny the will of the majority of the people.
Blast and after: The fiery red and yellow of Thailand’s curry politics
August 19, 2015 12:14 am
At 7 pm on Monday, a bomb went off at the Erawan shrine in central Bangkok, killing at least 18 and leaving more than a hundred injured.
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