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Ex-Thai PM Paetongtarn quits as party leader

Thailand’s recently removed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resigned Wednesday as leader of the party founded by her father, ex-premier Thaksin, signalling the potential end of the family’s decades-long political dynasty...

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Thaksin requests royal pardon

Thailand’s influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has applied for a royal pardon to reduce his one-year prison sentence, his lawyer told reporters on Monday.

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Thaksin moved to prison hospital wing

Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was on Monday moved to his prison’s medical wing due to his age and chronic health issues, a corrections department official said.

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Thai top court orders ex-PM Thaksin jailed for one year

Thailand’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday the country’s most powerful and polarising politician Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one year, ruling that he improperly served a 2023 prison term in hospital.

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Ex-Thai PM returns ahead of court ruling

Influential Thai ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra landed back home on Monday ahead of a scheduled watershed ruling by the kingdom’s top court which may see him jailed.

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Thai court sacks PM over Cambodia phone call row

Thailand’s Constitutional Court sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet on Friday over her handling of the country’s border row with Cambodia, throwing the kingdom into political turmoil.

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Thai ex-PM Thaksin acquitted of royal insult charges

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was cleared Friday of royal defamation charges, relieving one of the threats to his embattled dynasty, which has dominated Thai politics for two decades.

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Thaksin appears on stand in royal defamation case

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra testified in court on Wednesday, seeking to defend himself against royal defamation charges in a watershed case for his faltering political dynasty.

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Thai veteran politician set for single day as acting PM

Thailand’s acting prime minister is set to helm the country for only one full day Wednesday, standing in for suspended premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra before being replaced himself in a cabinet reshuffle...

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Thai Constitutional Court suspends PM

Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday, while her father went on trial for royal defamation in the latest setbacks for the country’s dominant political dynasty...

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Protesters demand Thai PM’s resignation

Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday, demanding prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign after a leaked diplomatic phone call stirred public anger...

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Thai PM reshuffles cabinet as crisis rages

Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra began a cabinet reshuffle on Monday as a political and judicial crisis sparked by a leaked phone call threatens to sink her government.

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Thai PM struggles to defuse political crisis

Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held make-up talks on Friday with an army commander she criticised in a leaked phone call as she struggled to defuse a crisis threatening to topple her government.

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Crisis threatens to topple Thai govt, PM apologises

Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra apologised on Thursday for a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that has provoked widespread anger and put her government on the brink of collapse.

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Thai medical council upholds sanctions in Thaksin case

Thailand’s Medical Council reaffirmed on Thursday its decision to sanction three physicians over the treatment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra following his return from exile, after the health minister tried to veto the punishment.

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Thai PM declares millions in watches, bags among $400m assets

Thailand’s prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared more than $400 million in assets on Friday, her party said, including more than 200 designer handbags worth over $2 million and at least 75 luxury watches valued at almost $5 million.

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Thailand swears in Paetongtarn as PM

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the heiress of Thailand’s most famous political dynasty, was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, capping a month of turmoil in which her predecessor was...

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Shinawatra heiress takes office as PM

Thailand’s new prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of controversial billionaire ex-premier Thaksin, vowed to boost the kingdom’s sluggish economy as she...

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Thai king pardons ex-PM Thaksin

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted a royal pardon, his lawyer said Saturday, a day after his daughter became the kingdom’s new premier.

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Pheu Thai party chooses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM candidate

Pheu Thai party in Thailand has chosen Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 37-year-old daughter of billionaire ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as its candidate for prime minister, it announced on Thursday, a day after a court dismissed the incumbent premier in an ethics case.

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Thaksin to face trial for royal insult

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be prosecuted for insulting the monarchy, the attorney general’s office said Wednesday, over comments he made almost a decade ago...