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Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Annie Gugliotta (image with CC license)

Can Thaksin rule again in Thailand?

Get ready for some major political trouble later this year in the Land of Smiles.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of deposed former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, is mulling a run for her dad’s old job. Over the weekend, Paetongtarn — Thais go by their given name — got a lot of buzz at the assembly of Thaksin’s Pheu Thai Party, calling for a landslide victory in a snap election expected to be called in November.

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Former Thai PM Thaksin had coronavirus but recovered: Source

October 03, 2020 12:21 PM

BANGKOK (AFP) - Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra tested positive for coronavirus and was treated in hospital last month but has since recovered, a source close to the exiled billionaire told AFP on Saturday (Oct 3).

Thai army chief slams Thaksin Shinawatra in rare remarks after election

April 02, 2019 6:59 PM

BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) - Thailand's army chief slammed exiled former leader Thaksin Shinawatra in a rare briefing following a disputed election, a further sign that his allies will struggle to form a government.

Thai King's rebuke of Thaksin 'points to a pro-military party govt'

April 02, 2019 5:00 AM

BANGKOK • Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn issued a rare rebuke of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra about a week after an inconclusive national election, making it more likely that a pro-military party would form a government.

In Thailand's north, Thaksin's grip slowly loosens

March 29, 2019 1:43 PM

PHAYAO, THAILAND (REUTERS) - Like most in the sleepy town of Phayao in Thailand's northern mountains, schoolteacher Mu Suthibutr voted for parties loyal to Thaksin Shinawatra in election after election, even after the populist leader was ousted in an army coup and fled into exile.

Exiled former premier Thaksin says Thailand's election 'rigged' by junta

March 25, 2019 9:10 PM

WASHINGTON - There is "a lot of evidence" that Thailand's first election since the military coup of 2014 was "rigged", former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in an interview.

Thai princess a guest at wedding of Thaksin's child

March 24, 2019 5:00 AM

The wedding of the youngest child of Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Hong Kong has drawn much attention, just before a general election in his country.

Thaksin's daughter gets married in Hong Kong with royalty in attendance

March 22, 2019 8:29 PM

Hong Kong - The wedding of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's youngest daughter in Hong Kong has drawn much attention two days before a general election in Thailand.

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