One of Thailand鈥檚 largest political parties, founded by ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, elected a new leader on Friday, the party said, following the resignation of his daughter, the former prime minister.
Thailand鈥檚 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鈥檚 decades-long political dynasty...
Thailand鈥檚 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.
Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was on Monday moved to his prison鈥檚 medical wing due to his age and chronic health issues, a corrections department official said.
Thailand鈥檚 Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday the country鈥檚 most powerful and polarising politician Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one year, ruling that he improperly served a 2023 prison term in hospital.
Influential Thai ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra landed back home on Monday ahead of a scheduled watershed ruling by the kingdom鈥檚 top court which may see him jailed.
Right-wing Thai tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul was confirmed Friday by parliament as the nation鈥檚 next prime minister, ousting the dominant populist Shinawatra dynasty.
Thailand鈥檚 Constitutional Court sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet on Friday over her handling of the country鈥檚 border row with Cambodia, throwing the kingdom into political turmoil.
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.
Thailand鈥檚 suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra testified on Thursday in a case seeking her removal from office over her handling of the kingdom鈥檚 border row with Cambodia.
Thailand鈥檚 Constitutional Court announced Wednesday that it will rule this month on a case seeking to oust prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her handling of a diplomatic spat with Cambodia...
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.
Thailand鈥檚 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...
Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country鈥檚 Constitutional Court on Tuesday, while her father went on trial for royal defamation in the latest setbacks for the country鈥檚 dominant political dynasty...
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...
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.
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.
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.
Thailand鈥檚 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.
A Thai court on Friday granted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra permission to leave the country, a court statement said, a rare exception for a defendant facing royal insult charges.
Thailand鈥檚 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.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the heiress of Thailand鈥檚 most famous political dynasty, was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, capping a month of turmoil in which her predecessor was...
Thailand鈥檚 new prime minister named her cabinet on Wednesday, dumping an influential military-linked party out of government for the first time since 2019...
Thailand鈥檚 new prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of controversial billionaire ex-premier Thaksin, vowed to boost the kingdom鈥檚 sluggish economy as she...
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted a royal pardon, his lawyer said Saturday, a day after his daughter became the kingdom鈥檚 new premier.
The 37-year-old daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra became Thailand鈥檚 prime minister on Friday, the third member of the influential but divisive clan to lead...
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.
Thai prosecutors on Tuesday formally indicted influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra under the kingdom鈥檚 strict royal insult laws over comments he made nearly a decade ago....
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be prosecuted for insulting the monarchy, the attorney general鈥檚 office said Wednesday, over comments he made almost a decade ago...
