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In the dead of night and without firing a shot, Thailand's military overthrew popularly elected Prime Minister Thaksin ...
Protesters have rallied in Bangkok to demand the resignation of court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 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 and Cambodia have agreed to hold talks in Malaysia on Monday in an attempt to negotiate an end to a conflict that has lasted four days.