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With Paetongtarn Shinawatra under investigation for her conduct in a leaked phone call, the country once again faces a ...
The political instability could affect Thailand’s efforts to revive its economy, which is currently facing weak tourism ...
August has brought fresh political drama to Thailand and judges are at the heart of it. The most popular party, the reformist Move Forward, was dissolved by the nine-member Constitutional Court ...
Another Thai analyst, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, said Paetongtarn's suspension plunged her into "a prolonged political limbo". "Thailand will have a rudderless government with policy inertia and murky ...
Tuesday was a dramatic day in Thailand as parliament staved off a potential political crisis by finally voting for a new prime minister as one of the country’s most polarizing figures returned ...
Thailand’s approaching general election and persistent rumors of House dissolution – widely expected to take place after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hosts the APEC summit later this month ...
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after seizing power in a 2014 military coup, said Tuesday that he is leaving politics. His announcement came ...
His daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s announcement on 26 July that Thaksin will return to Thailand on 10 August would seem to confirm that a deal has been reached. There is a political logic to a Pheu ...
The Thai court's decision to allow Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to remain in office does not bode well for Thailand's political climate or institutions.
Mr. Chachavalpongpun is a professor of Thai politics. For a brief time this summer, it seemed that Thailand might finally be on the cusp of truly representative government. In elections in May, a ...
Tuesday was a dramatic day in Thailand as parliament staved off a potential political crisis by finally voting for a new prime minister as one of the country’s most polarizing figures returned ...