Conservative Thai tycoon wins parliament vote to become PM
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.
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Thai court sacks PM over Cambodia phone call row
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.
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.
Suspended Thai PM testifies in court case seeking her ouster
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.
Thai court to rule this month on case seeking PM鈥檚 dismissal
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...
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.
Thai veteran politician set for single day as acting PM
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 Constitutional Court suspends PM
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...
Protesters demand Thai PM鈥檚 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...
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.
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.
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.
Thai medical council upholds sanctions in Thaksin case
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.
Thai court grants Thaksin permission to leave country
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.
Thai PM declares millions in watches, bags among $400m assets
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.
Thailand swears in Paetongtarn as PM
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...
New Thai PM drops key ex-junta party from govt
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...
Shinawatra heiress takes office as PM
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...
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鈥檚 new premier.
Lawmakers of Thaialnd elect Shinawatra heiress as PM
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 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.
Thailand ex-PM Thaksin indicted for insulting monarchy
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....
Thaksin to face trial for royal insult
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...