He was moved almost immediately to the hospital on grounds of ill health and about a week after that, King Maha Vajiralongkorn reduced his sentence to a single year. The reduction made Thaksin ...

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he may have lost his "political magic", and that he is very old now and some younger people may not recognise his past achievements. However, he said ...

Far from defending democratic and social rights, the opposition People’s Party, which postures as progressive, is making ...

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra apologised Sunday over the deaths of scores of Muslim protesters who suffocated in army trucks two decades ago in the country's south. The apology is ...

Political rivals have accused him of trying to win public favor at the expense of his relationship with the late King Bhumibol, labeling him a covert republican. Thaksin has dismissed these ...

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right) meeting former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who is also informal adviser to the ASEAN chair, in Malaysia on Feb 2, 2025. (Photo: Facebook/Anwar ...

The ruling Pheu Thai Party on Monday warned the opposition against using the no-confidence debate as an opportunity to attack or defame former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra verbally.

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra faced a legal setback today after the Criminal Court denied his request to travel to ...

House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has asked the opposition to remove any mention of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra from the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

The king's approval, a formality ... Daughter of divisive political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn sailed through a house vote on Friday (Aug 16), winning 319 votes, or nearly ...

BANGKOK--Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is suffering from stress and fatigue but is in good spirits, his daughter said Tuesday as criticism grew of his transfer to a hospital just ...