Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn appoints Paetongtarn Shinawatra as new PM
She will hope to avoid the fate of her father and aunt, both of whom were ousted as prime minister by the army during a two-decade power struggle between Thaksin …
Pheu Thai
Srettha’s exit: are Thailand’s conservatives on the rise, democracy in retreat?
Pheu Thai, the largest party in that coalition, now has a choice between 75-year-old former justice minister Chaikasem Nitisiri and the untested Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, the daughter of party patriarch …
Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin weak but ‘happy to be home’ after detention release
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Saturday ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra was happy and in a good mood but still weak after his recent release from hospital detention. The 74-year-old …
Thaksin’s parole stirs anger in Thailand at ‘double standards’ across political spectrum
“Dad is just sitting outside like this. He’s been sitting like this for a while #finallyhome.” Thailand could face class-action suits over weed U-turn: ‘lawyers are ready’ He was freed …
‘Open for business’: Thailand’s ‘salesman’ PM Srettha travels globe to woo investors
“Thailand is now open and ready for business. There’s no better time to invest in Thailand than now,” he declared. While his nine trips around the world to meet leaders, …
Thai ruling party elects Thaksin daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra as leader, unopposed
Thailand’s ruling party on Friday elected the daughter of jailed billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as its leader. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thaksin’s youngest daughter, was voted unopposed to become Pheu Thai’s …