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BANGKOK — Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday (Aug 14) dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and ruled he "grossly" violated ethics by appointing a minister who was once jailed, raising the spectre of political upheaval and a shakeup in the governing alliance.
TOKYO -- The Thai baht touched the upper 33 range against the dollar during Monday trading in Tokyo, its strongest since July 2023, on hopes of an economic boost from Thailand's digital wallet initiative.
In a dizzying turn of events, Thailand saw a new prime minister sworn in on Aug. 18. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the country's ruling Pheu Thai Party and youngest daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, secured the top spot after winning a majority of the votes in the lower house of parliament and getting a royal sign-off.
Thailand’s biggest opposition party will push to curb the sweeping power of the Constitutional Court, which this month caused fresh upheaval by dissolving the most-popular party and then ousting the prime minister.
BANGKOK -- After almost a year of comparative calm, the world of Thai politics erupted into turmoil last week, with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin evicted by a bombshell court ruling.
BANGKOK (AP) — Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, became Thailand’s prime minister after receiving a royal letter of endorsement Sunday, two days after she was chosen by Parliament following a court order that removed her predecessor.
BANGKOK -- Paetongtarn Shinawatra was elected Thailand's 31st prime minister on Friday, becoming the country's second female leader and, at 37, the youngest head of government in Asia. She is also the third from her billionaire clan to serve as premier, after the ill-fated tenures of her father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck ended in military coups.
The appointment of Paetongtarn Shinawatra – a politically inexperienced novice – as Thailand’s new prime minister will mean that she will remain under the tutelage and in the “shadow” of her father, former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, who will “hold sway” over policymaking, analysts have said.
On the campaign trail in rural Thailand last year, Paetongtarn Shinawatra reminded voters of her influential billionaire family's legacy of populism in what was her electoral debut.