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 ...

With Mr Thaksin back in the political fray and Ms Yingluck looking for a way home, Ms Paetongtarn's premiership marks the Shinawatras' full-fledged return to Thai politics. As this powerful and ...

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 ...

Thailand’s Constitutional Court ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and part of her cabinet ... including her billionaire brother and exiled ex-prime minister Thaksin. The move reignited ...

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; ...

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 ...

“Thaksin was kind and gave me advice on the ... A bill to recognise the LGBTQ+ community was proposed in 2013 during the Yingluck Shinawatra administration but ultimately failed.

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 ...

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 ...