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Protesters have rallied in Bangkok to demand the resignation of court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
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 ...
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra gestures during a press conference after the royal endorsement ceremony appointing her as Thailand’s new PM in Bangkok, Aug. 18, 2024.© Chanakarn ...
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.
Thai lawmakers chose real estate tycoon and political newcomer Srettha Thavisin of the populist Pheu Thai party to be the country’s 30th prime minister – an outcome that ended three months of ...
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire in a significant breakthrough to resolve deadly border clashes that entered a fifth day, ...
The Prime Minister of Thailand said Wednesday, May 8, 2024 that he wants cannabis to be officially classified as a narcotic drug, a rollback from the complete decriminalization of the plant two ...
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 ...
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug. 22, 2023.