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While the former PM is 'no longer a political magnet', analysts say he will still be behind the scenes as Pheu Thai tries to make a comeback In Thaksin Shinawatra's hometown outside Chiang Mai, ...
News Thailand » Northeast » Politics: Thailand's Shinawatra dynasty faces triple court test that could upend politics
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's billionaire Shinawatra family is bracing for a series of high-stakes court decisions starting Friday that could test its political resilience, with the prospect of an ...
News Thailand » Northeast » Politics: Why Thailand’s Politics Are in Constant Crisis
While the country is a constitutional monarchy that holds regular elections, analysts say it is beholden to an unelected old guard. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Bangkok It is the enduring paradox of ...
News Thailand » Northeast » Politics: Thai military leverages the border crisis to reassert its political influence
At the start of the year, the centrist Pheu Thai party (PT), dominated by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, led the government in a coalition which included a reluctant conservative ...
News Thailand » Northeast » Politics: What Thai Political Parties Can – and Cannot – Say About Military Reform
A Thai soldier stands close to the Chang Phueak Gate in Chiang Mai, Thailand, following the military coup of May 22, 2014. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Takeaway Subscribe for ads-free reading Thailand’s ...