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Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai Party candidate Anutin Charnvirakul (centre) poses for photos on the first day of candidate registration in Bangkok on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Border row aids Anutin as Shinawatras play catch up in Thai election

Caretaker PM Anutin rides nationalist wave over Cambodia; Pheu Thai taps Thaksin’s nephew to revive brand; reformists drop key vows to stay relevant.

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Thailand

Who is running for Thai PM? Unofficial campaign starts as parties name candidates

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From PM purge to border bombs: Thailand’s year of upheaval

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Thailand

Thailand’s Anutin named PM candidate for ‘consequential’ February poll

Caretaker leader Anutin Charnvirakul named Bhumjaithai’s PM candidate, banking on nationalism and Cambodia tensions to win election.

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Thailand’s caretaker PM Anutin Charnvirakul reacts at a Bangkok event on Wednesday while unveiling policies ahead of February’s general election. Photo: Reuters
Cambodia

Cambodia: Thai border clashes displace half a million ahead of peace talks

The renewed fighting this month, including with tanks, drones and artillery, has killed at least 22 people in Thailand and 19 in Cambodia.

China-Asean relations

Cambodia and Thailand tell China’s Wang Yi they’re willing to cease fire

Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers brief Chinese counterpart on border conflict, while Beijing vows to ‘serve as a bridge’.

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China ‘most beautiful’ bodyguard in spotlight during French president visit

As an elite Central Guard Bureau bodyguard, she protects Chinese leaders and their foreign counterparts during China official visits.

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During a recent visit to China, the French president and his wife drew attention to a female bodyguard assigned by the Chinese government, who has been dubbed the country’s “most beautiful bodyguard”. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Reuters
Thailand

Thailand’s sidelined reformists battle ‘baan yai’ dynasties to repeat poll win

It could become ‘everybody vs the People’s Party’ as old power networks unite to crush the movement that won the popular vote in 2023.

Thailand

Bangkok prison chief suspended over Chinese inmate sex scandal

Thai prison chief suspended amid scandal over Chinese inmates receiving illicit privileges, including alleged sex service visits.

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Thailand

Thailand court orders Thaksin to pay US$540 million in tax dispute

The Supreme Court overturned a prior decision, ordering Thaksin pay tax on his Shin Corporation sale to Singapore’s Temasek Holdings in 2006.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok in September, photo: dpa
Thailand

‘Everything stopped’: Thailand halts Cambodia peace deal after landmine blast

A landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers, prompting PM Anutin to suspend the fragile Trump-backed peace deal and halt prisoner releases.

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Thai military personnel stand near the disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Thailand and Cambodia begin peace efforts with weapon withdrawal and demining

The countries signed a ceasefire deal last week in Kuala Lumpur, with US President Trump present, after a deadly five-day conflict.

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Asia housing and property

The View | Why Thai property investors can find reason for cheer in dismal 2025

Even with the economy hit by multiple crises this year, not least a plunge in Chinese tourist numbers, it’s not all doom in the hotel and office sectors.

Asean

Trump wants Thai-Cambodian peace deal photo op at Asean summit for Nobel reasons

The ‘Peacemaker-in-Chief’ is hoping to stake his claim on initiating the peace process between the two Asean members, sources say.

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US President Donald Trump talks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Thailand

11 Thaksin supporters jailed 15 years after 2010 Bangkok protests

The 2010 protests, backing former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, resulted in over 90 deaths and concluded with a lethal army crackdown.

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An anti-government protester gestures near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand in May 2010. Photo: EPA
Cambodia

‘Immoral’: Cambodia’s ex-PM fumes at Thai game targeting his image

Hun Sen, the country’s former leader, urged Cambodians to cease purchasing Thai goods and using the Thai baht, calling the game ‘disgraceful’.

Thailand

Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin seeks royal pardon for 1-year jail sentence

Thaksin’s request for a royal pardon could lead to the reduction of his current one-year jail sentence.

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Thailand

Can Thailand’s new PM fix the economy and political woes by January?

Thailand’s PM Anutin Charnvirakul targets cost of living, tourism recovery and border stability in a four-month plan to revive the economy.

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul delivers the policy statements to the parliament in Bangkok on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Thai PM proposes referendum to revoke Cambodia border deals

Anutin Charnvirakul suggests the vote aims to resolve disputes and prevent conflict, but experts warn revoking treaties may create a vacuum.

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Thailand

Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin has new job overseeing sewer cleaning

As a foreman, Thaksin Shinawatra is unlikely to get his hands dirty and will be allowed to leave the prison during work hours.

Thailand

Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul to dissolve parliament by end of January

A general election will be held in March or early April.

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul sits for an official photo before being sworn in to office, at Government House in Bangkok on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Asian Angle | Thai politics is no longer orange, yellow and red. Anutin turned it blue

The political colours of 2023 have faded as Thailand’s progressive and dynastic parties embrace the new PM’s Bhumjaithai blue of compromise.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul attends a press conference at Bhumjaithai party headquarters on September 7. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

No special privileges for Thailand’s Thaksin in jail, lawyer says

Thaksin has been placed in an area used for quarantine and elderly inmates, and remains under standard security measures, the lawyer says.

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Thailand

Anutin’s ascent: how the ‘new face’ of Thailand’s elite took control

A master political operator and heir to a construction empire, Thailand’s new prime minister rose to power with ruthless pragmatism.

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Thailand

Video | Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve 1 year in jail

The ruling is the latest blow for the once unstoppable Shinawatra family, just days after Thaksin’s daughter was removed as prime minister.

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Thailand

Thaksin Shinawatra’s fall from grace ends in a Thai prison cell

A judge ruled that the billionaire ex-PM’s time in a VIP hospital room could not count as time served towards his jail sentence.

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Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Thailand

Thaksin back in Thailand ahead of court verdict

Thaksin could be imprisoned if judges decide that the six months he spent in hospital in 2023 instead of jail does not count as time served.

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Thailand

Thailand’s next PM Anutin reaffirms promise to hold fresh election

New leader Anutin Charnvirakul says parliament is expected to be dissolved in four months, and will form his cabinet as soon as possible.

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