Both Thaksin and his sister Yingluck fled the country at different times to avoid sentences handed down by the Supreme Court - Thaksin for helping his then-wife obtain prime land in Bangkok at a ...

Thaksin left Thailand in 2008 to avoid corruption charges that he said were politically motivated. His sister Yingluck Shinawatra faced a similar fate after her Pheu Thai party won an election in ...

The other three, including her father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck, were deposed by military coups or constitutional court rulings. The same court dismissed Mr Thavisin on Wednesday for appointing to ...

Thaksin, the former prime minister of Thailand, remains a deeply polarizing figure. Exiled due to corruption charges, his political comeback in 2023 has been facilitated through familial connections; ...

Acknowledging that his sister, Yingluck, was also removed from office in 2014, Thaksin believes Paetongtarn is different. Perhaps, but it’s all in the wording. During Yingluck’s 2011 election ...

Thaksin and Yingluck were toppled by the army in 2006 and 2014, respectively, despite overseeing economic growth. Both live in self-imposed exile to avoid graft convictions their allies say were ...

Thailand's political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra believes Southeast Asia's second-largest economy should push to legalize online gambling, which he said could net the government as much as 100 ...

Pheu Thai's alleged de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, will be in Chiang Rai on Sunday to help its candidate seek votes for the Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) election. According ...

BANGKOK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Thailand's political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra believes Southeast Asia's second largest economy should push to legalise online gambling, which he said could net ...