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Ex-Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Sacked Over Breach Of Ethics, Resigns
Thailand's recently removed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resigned Wednesday as leader of the party founded by her father, ex-premier Thaksin, signalling the potential end of the family's decades-long political dynasty.
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Ex-Thai PM Jailed For A Year For Improperly Serving 2023 Prison Term In Hospital
Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the country's most powerful and polarising statesman Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one year, ruling he improperly served a 2023 prison term in hospital.
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All You Need To Know About New Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of the kingdom's most prominent political dynasty, comes to office freighted with a long family history of power, protests and coups.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra Indicted On Royal Insult Charges
Thailand's attorney-general will indict former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for allegedly insulting the monarchy, an official said on Wednesday, in a setback to a political heavyweight whose loyalists are currently in government.
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Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra Freed After 6 Months In Detention
After spending more than 15 years in self-imposed exile, former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was freed from detention on Sunday after serving six months in jail, news agency CNN reported.
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Jailed Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra To Be Freed
Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed, the kingdom's justice minister said Tuesday, possibly as soon as the weekend -- just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Says Party 'Manipulated' Election: Report
Thailand's ousted former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, said on Monday that the ruling military junta "manipulated" the results of an election after a party of his loyalists did worse than expected.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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Old Soldiers to Meet as Thai PM Makes Myanmar his First Foreign Visit
When retired general Prayuth Chan-ocha lands in Myanmar on Thursday, his first overseas trip as Thailand's new prime minister, he can expect a little love and a lot of understanding.
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Thailand PM Prayuth Chan-ocha Says 'No Harm' Listening to Fortune-Tellers
Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha admitted on Tuesday he had sought advice from fortune-tellers following media speculation over his spiritual beliefs.
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Thai Junta Chief Tipped to Become PM
Thailand's coup leader is expected to be picked as prime minister by the kingdom's new army-dominated national assembly, junta sources said Wednesday, cementing the military's hold on power in the politically turbulent nation.
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Ousted Thailand's PM Reports to Junta
Thailand's deposed prime minister reported to the kingdom's new military junta on Friday after he was summoned in the wake of a coup that has provoked international outcry.
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Thailand's PM in Crisis Meeting with Senate as Protesters Move to Oust him
Thailand's acting prime minister was meeting senators on Monday to search for a way out of a protracted political crisis, as anti-government protesters step up pressure to remove him and install a new administration.
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Thai Protest Leader Promises Final Push for Alternative PM
Anti-government protesters in Thailand are to stage mass rallies in coming days to try to get a new prime minister installed, but their leader said if this final push in a six-month fight did not succeed, he would surrender to the authorities on May 27.
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Thai Senate to Draft Crisis Road Map; Protesters Urge 'Neutral' PM
Six months of political turmoil has created Thailand's biggest ever crisis, the leader of the country's Senate said on Monday, amid calls from anti-government protesters for a new interim prime minister after Yingluck Shinawatra was ousted last week.
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Ex-Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Sacked Over Breach Of Ethics, Resigns
Thailand's recently removed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resigned Wednesday as leader of the party founded by her father, ex-premier Thaksin, signalling the potential end of the family's decades-long political dynasty.
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Ex-Thai PM Jailed For A Year For Improperly Serving 2023 Prison Term In Hospital
Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the country's most powerful and polarising statesman Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one year, ruling he improperly served a 2023 prison term in hospital.
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All You Need To Know About New Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of the kingdom's most prominent political dynasty, comes to office freighted with a long family history of power, protests and coups.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra Indicted On Royal Insult Charges
Thailand's attorney-general will indict former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for allegedly insulting the monarchy, an official said on Wednesday, in a setback to a political heavyweight whose loyalists are currently in government.
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Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra Freed After 6 Months In Detention
After spending more than 15 years in self-imposed exile, former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was freed from detention on Sunday after serving six months in jail, news agency CNN reported.
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Jailed Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra To Be Freed
Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed, the kingdom's justice minister said Tuesday, possibly as soon as the weekend -- just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Says Party 'Manipulated' Election: Report
Thailand's ousted former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, said on Monday that the ruling military junta "manipulated" the results of an election after a party of his loyalists did worse than expected.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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Old Soldiers to Meet as Thai PM Makes Myanmar his First Foreign Visit
When retired general Prayuth Chan-ocha lands in Myanmar on Thursday, his first overseas trip as Thailand's new prime minister, he can expect a little love and a lot of understanding.
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Thailand PM Prayuth Chan-ocha Says 'No Harm' Listening to Fortune-Tellers
Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha admitted on Tuesday he had sought advice from fortune-tellers following media speculation over his spiritual beliefs.
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Thai Junta Chief Tipped to Become PM
Thailand's coup leader is expected to be picked as prime minister by the kingdom's new army-dominated national assembly, junta sources said Wednesday, cementing the military's hold on power in the politically turbulent nation.
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Ousted Thailand's PM Reports to Junta
Thailand's deposed prime minister reported to the kingdom's new military junta on Friday after he was summoned in the wake of a coup that has provoked international outcry.
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Thailand's PM in Crisis Meeting with Senate as Protesters Move to Oust him
Thailand's acting prime minister was meeting senators on Monday to search for a way out of a protracted political crisis, as anti-government protesters step up pressure to remove him and install a new administration.
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Thai Protest Leader Promises Final Push for Alternative PM
Anti-government protesters in Thailand are to stage mass rallies in coming days to try to get a new prime minister installed, but their leader said if this final push in a six-month fight did not succeed, he would surrender to the authorities on May 27.
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Thai Senate to Draft Crisis Road Map; Protesters Urge 'Neutral' PM
Six months of political turmoil has created Thailand's biggest ever crisis, the leader of the country's Senate said on Monday, amid calls from anti-government protesters for a new interim prime minister after Yingluck Shinawatra was ousted last week.
