The last prime minister was removed by the Constitutional Court two days ago over an ethics violation. Paetongtarn's father Thaksin is one of Thailand's most popular but divisive political figures ...

Protesters have rallied in Bangkok to demand the resignation of court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, center, arrives at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug. 22, 2023.© Sakchai Lalit/AP ...

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire in a significant ...

At the heart of their anger stands the prime minister who many accuse of a political power grab years in the making. In 2014, then-general Prayuth Chan-ocha was appointed premier after a bloodless ...

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin poses at the Government House on Feb. 20. Credit - Cedric Arnold for TIME There is zero chance, aides insist, of accessing the second floor.

Thailand's current Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is Thaksin's daughter. Last year, Yingluck was cleared by a court on unrelated charges of mishandling funds for a government project in 2013.

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug. 22, 2023.

In Thailand, a party or coalition needs to win a majority of 376 seats in both lower and upper houses of parliament – 750 seats – to elect a prime minister and form a government.

BANGKOK — Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire former prime minister of Thailand, made a dramatic return home after more than a decade of self-imposed exile. He was detained in a hospital for six ...