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Srettha Thavisin

The latest news on Srettha Thavisi, Thai businessman, politician and former Prime Minister of Thailand, including political news and updates.

Born

15 Feb 1962

Industry

Politics

Job Title

Politician

last updated:

4 December, 2024

Thaksin Shinawatra and his daughter Paetongtarn arrive at Pheu Thai party headquarters in Bangkok before the royal endorsement ceremony appointing her as Thailand’s new prime minister on August 18. Photo: AP

Thailand

Thaksin is back, but can the Shinawatras win over a changing Thailand?

From coup to comeback, the Shinawatra clan’s restoration has thrust Thailand into a reckoning with its past – and an uncertain future.

24 Aug 2024 - 12:30PMvideocam

Thailand

Thai opposition seeks to rein in constitutional court after political upheaval

20 Aug 2024 - 5:21PMvideocam

Thailand

Thailand’s new PM Paetongtarn to remain in father Thaksin’s ‘shadow’: analysts

16 Aug 2024 - 5:41PMvideocam

Thailand

Thaksin’s daughter to become next Thai PM

16 Aug 2024 - 4:47PM

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Thailand

Thaksin’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra to become new Thai PM

She will be the country’s second woman prime minister after her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra, and the third leader from the political clan.

16 Aug 2024 - 9:05PM

Thailand

Explainer | Srettha’s exit: are Thailand’s conservatives on the rise, democracy in retreat?

Despite challenges from other parties, Pheu Thai “will almost certainly remain in government”, an analyst says

15 Aug 2024 - 3:06PMvideocam

Thailand

‘The show is over’: Thailand PM Srettha Thavisin dismissed by court

The decision reached by the nine-member Constitutional Court has deepened the country’s political turmoil.

14 Aug 2024 - 10:19PMvideocam

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to the media in Bangkok on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Thailand

Explainer | Thai PM next in firing line as country struggles to shrug off political chaos

All you need to know about two decades of political upheavals in the kingdom.

13 Aug 2024 - 7:08PMvideocam

Thailand

Thailand touts plans for legalising casinos to weed out underground gambling

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said in his first monthly television address that legalising casinos was necessary to tackle underground gambling.

22 Jun 2024 - 2:30PMvideocam

Thailand

Explainer | ‘Train-wreck Day’ for Thailand as courts hold political future in their hands

Thailand’s courts will hear evidence against key figures including PM Srettha Thavisin, in cases that could undermine the government and opposition.

17 Jun 2024 - 7:06PM

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has struggled to win over the public despite tireless globetrotting efforts to drum up inward investment into Thailand. Photo: AP

Thailand

Ethics probe into Thailand PM Srettha seen as power play by country’s old powers

The prime minister faces potential removal if the Constitutional Court finds his appointment of Pichit Chuenban breached ethics rules

24 May 2024 - 4:38PMvideocam

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin at a news conference in Bangkok on April 10. Photo: AP

Singapore

Singapore’s Taylor Swift grant ‘nowhere as high’ as speculated, minister says

Culture minister Edwin Tong, an ‘accidental Swiftie’, said the bottom line is that the government hustled a deal that works for the country and Singaporeans.

2 Mar 2024 - 1:05PMvideocam

Thailand

Thailand set to ban recreational weed: ‘the use for fun is wrong’

There was fresh pressure from the public recently after attendees of Coldplay’s gigs in Bangkok complained on social media that ‘the concert smelled like marijuana’.

13 Feb 2024 - 1:44PMvideocam

Thailand

Thailand cracks down on ‘low-quality’ China-made elephant-print copycat trousers

Popular among backpackers, the made-in-Thailand trousers typically cost several times more than the Chinese variety.

6 Feb 2024 - 6:25PMvideocam

Pants with printed elephant patterns at a shop in Kanchanaburii, Thailand. Photo: Shutterstock

China-Asean relations

Excitement as China’s visa-free deals could trigger Asean trade, investment boon

China might further increase its influence in Southeast Asia through visa-free deals with Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) bloc already its largest trading partner.

14 Jan 2024 - 5:00AMvideocam

Thailand

Thailand to permanently waive visa requirements for Chinese tourists

China will also permanently waive visa requirements for Thai nationals in an ‘upgrade’ of the two countries’ relations, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday.

2 Jan 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

Thailand

Japan firms should make quick decisions amid Chinese rise, says Thai PM

‘You are not alone in the world’, reminded Srettha Thavisin, who agreed in principle to incentives to help Japanese carmakers produce more electric vehicles in Thailand.

17 Dec 2023 - 11:46AMvideocam

Thailand

Thai PM Srettha says economy in a mess as tourist arrivals, growth fall

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said he would focus on attracting foreign investment and addressing household debt to boost growth.

23 Nov 2023 - 3:26PMvideocam

Thailand

‘Cheaper, faster’: Thailand pitches US$28 billion sea lane to skip Malacca Strait

The Thai proposal aims to cut travel time by four days on average and lower shipping costs by 15 per cent.

14 Nov 2023 - 10:00PM

Thailand

Thailand’s plan to deploy Chinese police patrol to boost tourism sparks outcry

The cooperation with Chinese police was discussed by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, senior police and tourism officials on Sunday as a way to draw more Chinese visitors.

13 Nov 2023 - 3:15PMvideocam

Thailand

‘Open for business’: Thai PM globetrots to woo investors