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Since July 2020, thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have gathered on Bangkok’s streets and university campuses to demand curbs on the power of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, fresh elections and constitutional reforms.
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
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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 court orders Thaksin to pay US$540 million in tax dispute

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11 Thaksin supporters jailed 15 years after 2010 Bangkok protests

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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.

Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve 1 year in jail
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Video | Is the end near for Thailand’s most powerful political dynasty?

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been removed as Thailand’s Prime Minister by the country’s Constitutional Court.

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Video | Thai ex-PM acquitted on ‘royal insult’ charges

The former Thai leader faced lèse-majesté charges brought by the royalist military for a 2015 interview with foreign media while in self-imposed exile.

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Thaksin cleared of royal insult charges, but Thai politics remain tense

The acquittal offers relief, but uncertainty surrounds Thaksin’s political dynasty as his daughter, Paetongtarn, faces legal challenges.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra waves after arriving at the Criminal Court to hear the court’s decision on charges of insulting the monarchy, in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. Photo: EPA
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Video | Protests erupt in Thailand for PM’s removal

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Thailand’s PM digs in as defections and legal challenge threaten her power

As Paetongtarn Shinawatra tries to bolster her coalition, she could face a court challenge from Thai senators and planned street protests.

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Thailand suspends 2 doctors over ex-PM Thaksin’s hospital stay

The doctors were involved in issuing medical certificates for Thaksin, with supposed discrepancies between their reports and his condition.

Thaksin, 75, returned to Thailand in August 2023 after more than a decade overseas. Photo: AFP
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US ‘alarmed’ at arrest of American academic in Thailand for alleged royal insult

The US State Department said Paul Chambers’ arrest ‘reinforces long-standing concerns about the use of lèse-majesté laws in Thailand’.

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US political science lecturer Paul Chambers, left, of Thailand’s Naresuan University, stands outside the police station in Phitsanulok, Thailand, where he was arrested on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, on charges of insulting the monarchy. Photo: AP
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Thai opposition leader outpolls incumbent in preferred PM survey

Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the People’s Party, was selected by 29.9 per cent of 2,000 respondents.

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Thailand’s anti-corruption body opens new probe into Move Forward party

It comes less than a month after a court ordered the dissolution of the popular Move Forward, the surprise winners of last year’s election.

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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.

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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
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Asian Angle | Will dissolution of Thailand’s Move Forward Party reignite youth-led protests?

Thailand’s youth has been subdued in the wake of a ‘rerun’ of events that previously led to the Future Forward party’s dissolution.

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Pro-democracy protesters during in 2020 demanding the resignation of Thailand’s then-Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha. Photo: dpa
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Thailand’s new PM Paetongtarn to remain in father Thaksin’s ‘shadow’: analysts

Thaksin will ‘hold even more sway’ over policymaking behind the scenes, with pro-China stance expected to continue, observers note.

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China ties strong enough to weather Thailand’s political turmoil: analysts

The departure of another Thai prime minister is unlikely to change the economic relationship between the two countries, observers say.

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Thailand’s Pheu Thai party chooses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM candidate

Thai politics has endured two decades of chronic instability marked by coups, street protests and court orders.

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Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets supporters with his youngest daughter Paetongtarn. Photo: AFP
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Thai court dissolves election winning reform party, bans executives from politics

The party was found guilty of attempting to overthrow the monarchy for its calls to reform the country’s royal defamation law.

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Asian Angle | Thailand’s grand compromise: is Thaksin’s deal with political foes in danger?

The unlikely alliance could yet stand the test of legal and political pressure despite four seemingly interconnected high-profile cases.

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Video | Thailand to indict ex-PM Thaksin over royal insult

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Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin to face trial for royal defamation

Thailand’s lese-majeste law, which carries up to 15 years in jail per conviction, has been wielded against pro-democracy activists in recent years.

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Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: AP
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Thai activist charged with royal insult dies in detention, after hunger strike

Netiporn Sanesangkhom was a member of the activist group Thaluwang, known for advocating reform of the country’s system of monarchy.

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Thai rights lawyer jailed for 2 more years over royal insult, fined US$4 for using loudspeaker

It is the latest charge levelled against prominent human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa, who now faces more than 10 years in prison.

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Asian Angle | In Thailand, Srettha Thavisin is the prime minister, but is he really in charge?

Thailand’s politicians and foreign leaders have preferred to turn to Thaksin Shinawatra, even though the 75-year-old is serving a jail term for corruption.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin during the Asean-Australia Special Summit 2024 in Melbourne on Wednesday. Photo: Asean-Australia Special Summit 2024/via AFP
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Thaksin’s parole stirs anger at ‘double standards’ across political spectrum

Critics are concerned that conflict could ensue if Thaksin remains ‘above the law’ amid mounting speculation of his return to politics.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (right), his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra (left), and Pinthongta Shinawatra (centre) inside a van as they depart Police General Hospital in Bangkok on February 18. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Thai ex-PM Thaksin released on parole after serving 6 months in hospital

Thaksin was released from Police General Hospital, where for the last six months he had been serving time for corruption-related offences.

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Jailed ex-Thai leader Thaksin to be released Sunday, PM Srettha says

Thaksin has been in hospital detention since August, after making a dramatic homecoming from living abroad for 15 years in self-exile to avoid prison for a conflict of interest.

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