Thai parliament convenes to select Srettha Thavisin's successor
BANGKOK -- The Thai parliament has convened to select a prime minister after Srettha Thavisin was removed from office by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.
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Thailand’s Parliament is set to choose a new prime minister with Thaksin’s daughter a likely nominee
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Parliament convened to select a new prime minister Friday with the youngest daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra expected to be nominated.
Thai ruling coalition backs Paetongtarn Shinawatra for prime minister
BANGKOK -- Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai Party will nominate its 37-year-old leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra for prime minister when parliament votes Friday on a replacement for Srettha Thavisin, who was removed by the Constitutional Court.
Vietnam's top leader to visit China from Sunday
BEIJING (Reuters) -- Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, will make an official visit to China from Sunday until Aug. 20, Vietnamese government and Chinese state media said, cementing close ties between the Communist-run neighbors.
Taiwan's third-largest party dogged by corruption scandals
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's third-largest political party, which has gained support among young voters by promising clean politics, is now embroiled in scandals suggesting financial improprieties.
Thai critics say courts have too much power to disband governments
BANGKOK (AP) — Wednesday’s decision by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to oust Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin after just under a year in office was jarring, but not entirely a surprise given what critics say is the expanding overreach of unelected bodies.
Bangladesh protesters, vowing to ‘guard revolution’, beat Hasina supporters
Armed with bamboo sticks, iron rods and pipes, mob assaults supporters of the ousted leader and stops them from reaching a memorial to her father.
Thailand’s Pheu Thai party chooses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM candidate
“We decide to nominate Paetongtarn Shinawatra,” party secretary general Sorawong Thienthong told a press conference in Bangkok.