Prime Minister of Thailand since 2024
The Supreme Administrative Court has rejected an appeal by former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to retry the case that resulted in an order for her to pay ... Show more
Coalition cracks threaten PM: <p>Thamanat Prompow’s denial that he travelled overseas to secretly negotiate a new governing coalition or met ...
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Paid articlePaywall Appointment of former Yingluck aide questioned: Political activist Tul Sittisomwong has criticised the appointment of a former close aide to former prime ...
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OpinionThe Shinawatra code in Jakarta and the posturing of Thai power: The Shinawatra code in Jakarta and the posturing of Thai power - Academia - The Jakarta Post
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Thaksin, Yingluck and Paetongtarn meet Indonesian President Prabowo for investment talks
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Thaksin’s finally free, but now what?: The royal pardon granted to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3277370/thaksins-finally-free-but-now-what
Thaksin granted royal-birthday pardon: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been named among those granted a royal pardon in celebration of Her Majesty ...
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Thaksin to play no role in Pheu Thai: Pheu Thai Party leader Julapun Amornvivat has insisted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not be involved in the ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3265923/thaksin-to-play-no-role-in-pheu-thai
Thaksin tax case tests coalition unity: The resurging calls for authorities to pursue former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra over the 2006 sale of Shin ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3266799/thaksin-tax-case-tests-coalition-unity
Thaksin’s next move: family retreat or politics from behind the curtain?: BANGKOK: It is a moment of celebration for the Shinawatra family after Thaksin ...
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Govt monitors Thaksin parole impact: The government is monitoring whether the parole release of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra could have political ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3254114/govt-monitors-thaksin-parole-impact
OpinionThaksin no longer a political talisman?: Thaksin Shinawatra will complete his parole period in September, finally removing the last visible reminder of his legal ...
bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3258504/thaksin-no-longer-a-political-talisman
Red-shirts camp outside prison ahead of Thaksin's release: Supporters linked to the red-shirt movement began gathering outside Klong Prem Central Prison on ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3252723/redshirts-camp-outside-prison-ahead-of-thaksins-release
Protesters seek Thaksin parole halt: Protesters petitioned the Ministry of Justice to suspend the parole review process for former prime minister Thaksin ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3251568/protesters-seek-thaksin-parole-halt
Check detour routes as Red Shirts gather for former Thai PM Thaksin's release: BANGKOK: Worachai Hema, a former Pheu Thai MP and Red Shirt leader ...
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Thaksin questions EM bracelet: Imprisoned former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has welcomed the Justice Ministry's approval for his parole but ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3247454/thaksin-questions-em-bracelet
No advisory role for Thaksin: Julapun: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not take any formal advisory role after his expected parole from prison ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3248607/no-advisory-role-for-thaksin-julapun
Thaksin on prison list for parole: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is among 10 inmates approved at the prison level for parole review ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3228125/thaksin-on-prison-list-for-parole
Thaksin on inmate parole list for May: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be among 500 prisoners eligible for parole when the final list is released ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3222864/thaksin-on-inmate-parole-list-for-may
PM Anutin takes charge in Thailand as Mideast chaos pressures economy: Facing economic challenges and border tensions with Cambodia, the prime minister has ...
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How Thailand’s Messy Politics Fueled Its Border War With Cambodia: The war helped secure an election victory for Anutin and Thai conservatives ...
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No request yet on Thaksin’s parole, says justice minister: The Ministry of Justice has not received any proposals for parole for former prime minister Thaksin ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3216164/no-request-yet-on-thaksins-parole-says-justice-minister
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be eligible to apply for parole in May, in accordance with regulations requiring inmates to serve two-thirds of ... Show more
May parole for Thaksin
May parole for Thaksin
CNA Feb 13
Thaksin-backed party Pheu Thai says invited to coalition talks: Some analysts have said Pheu Thai's election losses marked the end of the long-standing ...
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Thailand rejects radical change with Anutin’s ‘right-wing turn’: Voters weary of upheaval embraced Bhumjaithai’s technocratic promises of debt relief and ...
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AT A GLANCE: These are the key prime ministerial candidates in Thailand's election. They range from a construction tycoon ... Show more
Thailand election 2026: Counting underway with three main parties battling for power
Thailand election 2026: Counting underway with three main parties battling for power
OpinionThailand’s colourful elections: A who's who in our neighbour's general elections – whose results, some say, will be controlled by 'hidden ...
thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/its-just-politics/2026/02/08/thailands-colourful-elections
Former Thai PM Paetongtarn casts ballot, to watch Pheu Thai results Sunday (Feb 8) evening
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Thailand votes in three-way race as country struggles with sluggish economic growth
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Polling opens in Thailand's second General Election in three years, pitting popular reformists against conservatives with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra ... Show more
What to Know About Thailand’s Election: The progressive People’s Party was leading in surveys conducted before Sunday’s election but the country has a history of ...
nytimes.com/2026/02/07/world/asia/thailand-election-what-to-know.html
Thailand votes as reformists challenge conservatives amid political turmoil: No party is forecast to win an outright majority and days of horse-trading likely ...
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Paid articlePaywallA hot Sunday it is - Thailand votes again after three prime ministers in two years
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Family affair: Thailand waning dynasty still election kingmaker: BANGKOK: Thailand's most successful political party of modern times is heading for its ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/02/05/family-affair-thailand-waning-dynasty-still-election-kingmaker
CNA Feb 03
Thailand Election 2026: Pheu Thai and Shinawatra family face test to recapture populist power
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Thai comeback kid Pita urges ‘decisive’ People’s Party win to break establishment’s grip
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Paid articlePaywall Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be eligible for consideration for parole in May after serving two-thirds of his one-year prison sentence ... Show more
Corrections confirms Thaksin eligible for parole review in May
Corrections confirms Thaksin eligible for parole review in May
Thaksin eligible for parole in May, says Corrections Department official: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been serving a one-year sentence since ...
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Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to be granted parole in May, when he will have served two-thirds of his one-year prison term ... Show more
Thaksin ‘expected to be paroled in May’
Thaksin ‘expected to be paroled in May’
Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party bets on Yodchanan Wongsawat, a Shinawatra heir, as its prime ministerial candidate to restore stability after past setbacks ... Show more
Shinawatra heir faces tough road
Shinawatra heir faces tough road
Thai election: border row aids Anutin as Shinawatra clan fights for survival, reformists chase
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Paid articlePaywall Thailand’s 2025 of turmoil: border war, scam crackdowns and PM musical chairs: As the country mourns the loss of Queen Mother Sirikit amid political chaos and a ...
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Paid articlePaywallThaksin’s nephew steps up: With the general elections just months away and its billionaire patriarch in prison, Thailand's embattled Pheu Thai party is ...
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With Thaksin jailed, Thailand's Pheu Thai turns to nephew in poll fight back: With general elections just months away and its billionaire patriarch in prison ...
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Pheu Thai will announce its prime ministerial candidates on Tuesday, with the list including Yodchanan Wongsawat, nephew of Thaksin Shinawatra ... Show more
Pheu Thai to unveil PM candidates Tuesday
Pheu Thai to unveil PM candidates Tuesday
China ‘most beautiful’ Shaolin-trained bodyguard in spotlight during French president visit
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Thailand’s Revenue Department is intensifying efforts to recover 17.6 billion baht in unpaid taxes from Thaksin Shinawatra’s Shin Corp share sale ... Show more
Agencies refine probe of Thaksin's assets
Agencies refine probe of Thaksin's assets
Thailand's Supreme Court orders ex-PM Thaksin to pay $542m in taxes: BANGKOK (Reuters) -- Thailand's Supreme Court ordered former Prime ...
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Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is growing “very stressed” behind bars and parole could be good for his health, his daughter Paetongtarn said on ... Show more
Parole would help ‘stressed’ Thaksin, says daughter
Parole would help ‘stressed’ Thaksin, says daughter
Former Thai PM Paetongtarn steps back from politics, says Thaksin under stress in prison
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Thaksin under pressure over lese-majeste appeal, tax ruling: analysts: BANGKOK -- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is in a bind over the ...
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Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra faces fresh legal setbacks, including a Supreme Court tax ruling and an appeal on lese majeste charges ... Show more
Shinawatra woes imperil Pheu Thai
Shinawatra woes imperil Pheu Thai
The Supreme Court has overturned previous rulings, reinstating the 17.6‑billion‑baht tax assessment against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra ... Show more
Court takes aim at proxies
Court takes aim at proxies
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's prospects for parole have become highly uncertain after the Department of Corrections was instructed to review the ... Show more
Thaksin parole odds 'up in air'
Thaksin parole odds 'up in air'
Thailand's top court orders ex-PM Thaksin to pay $542 million in taxes: Thailand's top court orders ex-PM Thaksin to pay $542 million in taxes - Asia & ...
thejakartapost.com/world/2025/11/18/thailands-top-court-orders-ex-pm-thaksin-to-pay-542-million-in-taxes.html
Former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, was "hurt and saddened" upon learning that the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) had decided to appeal ... Show more
Thaksin kin vow to fight
Thaksin kin vow to fight
New Attorney-General Ittiporn Kaewthip has decided to appeal the lese-majeste case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra ... Show more
Chief prosecutor to appeal Thaksin lese-majeste acquittal
Chief prosecutor to appeal Thaksin lese-majeste acquittal
Former PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra resigns as Pheu Thai Party chief: BANGKOK -- Former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resigned as head of the Pheu Thai ...
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Thai ex-PM Thaksin's party elects new leader after daughter's exit: Pheu Thai members elected Julapun Amornvivat, a former deputy finance minister.
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As Thailand moves closer to a likely general election in March 2026, political currents are shifting fast.
The Pheu Thai Party-- once the undisputed electoral ... Show more
Pheu Thai's identity crisis
Pheu Thai's identity crisis
Rival plans take shape: Three charter proposals for the upocoming debatePeople's Party push for reform
Speculation is mounting that the Pheu Thai Party has approached Varawut Silpa-archa, leader of the Chartthaipattana Party ... Show more
Pheu Thai 'mulling deal with Varawut for PM'
Pheu Thai 'mulling deal with Varawut for PM'
Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra removed: What happens next?: BANGKOK -- The court-ordered removal of suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Friday ...
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Key FactsThai PM Ousted Amid Phone Call Controversy
Aug 29, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed from office for breaching ethics via a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.
- The Constitutional Court ruled she lacked qualifications and possessed prohibited traits, deepening Thailand’s political turmoil.
- The June 15 call revealed her criticizing the Thai army amid border clashes resulting in a deadly five-day conflict.
- Following her ousting, the ruling Pheu Thai party must nominate a new prime minister amid uncertain political prospects.
This is another time that the court’s decision has created a sudden political change.— Paetongtarn Shinawatra, after the court's ruling was announced.
Thai court jails 11 Thaksin supporters over 2010 protests: The 2010 protests, backing former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, resulted in over 90 deaths and ...
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Paid articlePaywallPM Anutin says Thaksin’s clemency petition unaffected by current government: Prime Minister Anutin clarifies Thaksin's royal clemency petition was handled ...
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Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra seeks royal pardon, lawyer says: BANGKOK (Reuters) -- Thailand's influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ...
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Thailand's head of government removed from office following court ruling: Thailand's young head of government has to go – after just twelve months ...
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Thai Supreme Court orders Thaksin Shinawatra to return to prison for 1 year: BANGKOK -- Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered former Prime Minister ...
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Key FactsThaksin Shinawatra Ordered to Serve Prison Term
Sep 9, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled that Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in prison for past graft and abuse of power convictions.
- His time detained in a police hospital was not recognized as serving prison because procedural rules were violated.
- After returning from over a decade of self-exile in 2023, Thaksin was placed in a hospital suite, sparking suspicions of preferential treatment.
- The court found he manipulated medical claims and treatment to avoid returning to prison and did not undergo the alleged urgent surgery.
I’m worried about my father, but I’m also proud that he has created so many historic moments for the country.— Paetongtarn Shinawatra, speaking to reporters after the ruling, expressed her concern and pride regarding her father's impact on Thailand.
Thai Court Dismisses Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra From Office: Paetongtarn Shinawatra became the third member of her family to be removed from the job ...
nytimes.com/2025/08/28/world/asia/thailand-paetongtarn-shinawatra-verdict.html
Jailed Thaksin has high blood pressure, sleep problems and hair loss: Paetongtarn
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Thaksin assigned prison duty to supervise drain-cleaning, says daughter: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been given work to do in prison ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3110641/thaksin-assigned-prison-duty-to-supervise-draincleaning-says-daughter
Thai court to rule on suspended PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s dismissal: Constitutional Court to rule on whether to remove Paetongtarn from office over leaked call ...
aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/28/thai-court-set-to-rule-on-paetongtarn-shinawatras-dismissal
Ex-PM Thaksin suffering neck bone deterioration in Bangkok prison: Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is suffering from neck bone deterioration ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3108266/expm-thaksin-suffering-neck-bone-deterioration-in-bangkok-prison
Key FactsAnutin Charnvirakul Named Thailand’s Prime Minister
Sep 5, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Thailand’s parliament appointed Anutin Charnvirakul, head of the Bhumjaithai party, as the new prime minister.
- He gained backing from seven parties totaling 289 seats, exceeding the 247 votes required.
- Anutin led the health ministry during the COVID-19 crisis and helped reopen Thailand to foreign tourism.
- He inherits a political legacy, heads a construction firm, and maintains close ties with the monarchy and business elites.
Ex-Thai PM Thaksin Expected Back in Thailand for Crucial Court Verdict: Thaksin Shinawatra left the country abruptly for Dubai last week, shortly before a ...
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Thaksin in good spirits in prison with 15,000 baht for expenses: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in good spirits when his daughters visited him and ...
bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3106740/thaksin-in-good-spirits-in-prison-with-15000-baht-for-expenses
Thailand’s Thaksin detained under normal conditions with no special privileges: lawyer
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra has spoken outside a Thai court after it ordered her former PM father, Thaksin Shinawatra, back to prison for not properly serving his ... Show more
