close
close

Tag: Thaksin Shinawatra

Paetongtarn Shinawatra: new Thai Prime Minister with old name – Asia & Pacific

Posted on | Posted on Theodore | Leave a Comment on Paetongtarn Shinawatra: new Thai Prime Minister with old name – Asia & Pacific
Paetongtarn Shinawatra: new Thai Prime Minister with old name – Asia & Pacific

Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of the kingdom’s most important political dynasty, comes into office bringing with him a long family history of power, protests and coups. The 37-year-old accepted King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s mandate to form a government on Sunday, almost two years after entering politics. She is the country’s youngest prime minister […]

Crucial day for Thailand: Ruling party meets to choose successor to sacked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin – Firstpost

Posted on | Posted on Theodore | Leave a Comment on Crucial day for Thailand: Ruling party meets to choose successor to sacked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin – Firstpost
Crucial day for Thailand: Ruling party meets to choose successor to sacked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin – Firstpost

Srettha Thavisin’s Pheu Thai party will on Thursday choose one of its two candidates – former justice minister Chaikasem Nitisiri or Thaksin’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra – to replace Srettha, who was dismissed by the kingdom’s top court on August 14. read more Thai billionaire and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s party will meet on Thursday […]