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THAKSIN SHINAWATRA

Thailand's former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, arrives at Ratchada Criminal Court in Bangkok on Aug. 19. The former leader's views at a dinner event last week have been closely dissected by analysts and media for days after.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2024
Thaksin’s dinner talk signals his clout in new Thai government
His comments have been interpreted as a blueprint that’s likely to be adopted by his daughter and her Cabinet when they take office in the next couple of weeks.
Thailand's new prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, addresses supporters after receiving a royal endorsement from Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn to become the country's 31st prime minister, at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 18, 2024
Thai king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister
Paetongtarn, 37, becomes Thailand's youngest prime minister just days after ally Srettha Thavisin was dismissed as premier by the Constitutional Court.
Pheu Thai party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra greets members of the media at local news outlet Voice TV in Bangkok on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 16, 2024
Thaksin’s 37-year-old daughter becomes new Thai premier
Paetongtarn Shinawatra will become the youngest Thai prime minister and only the second woman to occupy the position, after her aunt.
Srettha Thavisin in Bangkok on Wednesday. He became the fourth Thai prime minister to be ousted by the Constitutional Court in the past two decades.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 15, 2024
Thai political upheaval shows royalists still firmly in charge
The difference this time is that former leader Thaksin Shinawatra is now in an alliance with his former conservative adversaries as part of a deal struck last year.
Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand's former prime minister, arrives at Don Mueang airport after returning from self-exile in Bangkok, on Aug. 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2024
Ex-Thai PM Thaksin formally charged in royal insult case
The mounting political uncertainty has rattled Thailand’s financial markets, prompting foreign investors to pull out more than $3 billion.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in March
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 17, 2024
Four Thai court cases that could unleash political crisis
Four cases before the courts on Tuesday involve the country's most powerful politicians.
Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand's former prime minister, arrives at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok after returning from a self-imposed exile on Aug. 22, 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 30, 2024
Thailand heads for fresh political turmoil as Thaksin indictment looms
The political instability can potentially delay a parliamentary approval for the 2025 budget and cause further damage to the nation’s fragile financial markets.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets his supporters after landing at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport last August. He will be prosecuted for insulting the monarchy, the attorney general's office said on Wednesday, over comments he made while in self-exile in 2015.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 29, 2024
Former Thai PM Thaksin will be indicted in royal insult case
The move creates fresh legal risk for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the head of the political dynasty that controls the country’s ruling party.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gestures while flanked by his son Panthongtae Shinawatra and daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok in August 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 10, 2024
Thailand yet to decide on indicting former PM Thaksin, lawyer says
The royal insult complaint against the former leader and tycoon stemmed from an interview he gave to foreign media in 2015.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra takes a photo with a supporter alongside his daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra (right), in Chiang Mai on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 14, 2024
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra makes first appearance after jail release
The controversial billionaire, ousted in a 2006 military coup, prayed at a Bangkok shrine before flying to Chiang Mai to meet family and supporters.
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visited former leader Thaksin Shinawatra at his residence on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 24, 2024
Thai PM meets Thaksin amid questions over clout in government
The meeting was Thaksin’s first high-profile meet with a Thai politician since being released on parole on Feb. 18.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets supporters after landing at an airport in Bangkok on Aug. 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 18, 2024
Thai tycoon Thaksin tastes freedom in homeland 15 years after fleeing
Thailand's best-known leader has loomed large over politics during the years spent mostly in self-imposed exile.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra waves after arriving at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 22, 2023
Thailand's Thaksin returns to jail after years in exile
Thaksin, who was found guilty in absentia in four corruption cases and still faces 10 years in prison, was taken into custody by the police.
Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat leaves after voting for house speaker at the parliament in Bangkok on July 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 17, 2023
Thailand to hold PM vote next week as new bloc eyes power
The announcement of the new schedule came after the court last month denied pro-democracy leader Pita Limjaroenrat a second shot at the job.
Pheu Thai's prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra (center, right) — daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra — and Srettha Thavisin (center, left), a local property tycoon, at a campaign event in Bangkok on May 12
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2023
Thai party to unveil new coalition after Move Forward break
Conservative parties are expected to join the new coalition and their inclusion would boost support for the nomination of Srettha Thavisin.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 11, 2023
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin shakes up election with talk of return
If Thaksin is serious about coming home, it could complicate an expected post-election scramble by Pheu Thai to try to form a coalition with other opposition parties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 30, 2023
One family, five candidates: Dynasties rule rural Thailand
Politics is a family affair for the Thienthong clan, one of Thailand's most enduring political dynasties, with five members running in next month's general election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 25, 2023
Thailand’s most polarizing family rises again before election
An ousted populist’s daughter seeks office, fueling concerns that the return of a divisive political dynasty may revive instability, too.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 8, 2019
Thai election results show no clear winner but junta party favored
Long-delayed results of Thailand's first election since a 2014 military coup released on Wednesday produced no clear winner but gave a pro-army party a clear advantage in its bid to install the current junta leader as an elected prime minister.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
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