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Thailand votes for general election constitutional referendum
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
While more than 50 parties are contesting the polls, the contest is primarily between the progressive People's Party (PP), the military-backed conservative Bhumjaithai Party (BJT), and Pheu Thai. hai voters are also participating in a constitutional referendum asking whether to begin writing
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Thai top court sends former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to one year in jail
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The country's Supreme Court today ruled that the hospital stay of the 76-year-old premier, from August 2023 to February 2024, after he returned to Thailand following 15 years of self-imposed exile, was not lawful and cannot be counted as time served.
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Thailand's PM-elect Anutin Charnvirakul unveils cabinet picks to restore s
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Thailand's Prime Minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul has announced key cabinet appointments aimed at restoring confidence in the country following months of political and economic turmoil caused by the former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's ethics violations, Al Jazeera reported.
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Thailand court dismisses royal defamation case against ex-PM Thaksin Shina
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A Thai court dismissed royal defamation charges against former PM Thaksin Shinawatra due to lack of evidence, Al Jazeera reported. Supporters cheered the verdict, while interim PM Phumtham Wechayachai said it was an independent judicial process. Thaksin and his daughter Paetongtarn still fac
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PM Modi meets former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, calls him "great friend o
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra on Thursday during his visit to Thailand. PM Modi called him "a great friend of India" and held discussions on the areas of immense potential between India and Thailand.
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former PM Thaksin elected as Thailand'
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Paetongtarn, 37, the daughter of the country's billionaire tycoon and former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra will succeed Srettha Thavisin, who was removed from office by the country's constitutional court on August 14 in an ethics case.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra released on bail amid lese-majeste, comp
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Criminal Court granted bail after Thaksin reported to public prosecutors on Tuesday morning and appeared for his arraignment, as confirmed by the Office of the Attorney-General's spokesman.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra indicted on royal insult charges
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been indicted on lese majeste charges, marking the most recent development in the long-running political drama in the Southeast Asian nation, authorities in Thailand announced on Wednesday, according to CNN.
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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra freed after six months in detention
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
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, CNN reported.
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Thai King reduces former PM Shinawatra's 8-year prison term to one year
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday reduced the prison sentence of the country's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years to one, according to CNN.
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Former Thai PM Shinawatra moved to hospital after exile return
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved from prison to a police hospital on Wednesday as he was suffering from chest pain, hypertension and low blood oxygen.
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Thailand: Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns after 15 years of exile
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to Nikkei Asia, his return comes hours before a parliamentary vote to elect a new prime minister, with his Pheu Thai party hoping to form a new government after having brokered a coalition. Thaksin fled Thailand in 2008, shortly before the Supreme Court sentenced him for helping
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