Thailand to prosecute security personnel over deaths of protesters in 2004 crackdown
BANGKOK, Sept 18 — Thailand will prosecute eight former security personnel over their roles in a crackdown two decades ago in which 78 protesters suffocated...
Thai court accepts lawsuit against security personnel over deaths of 85 protesters
BANGKOK, Aug 24 — A Thai court has accepted a criminal lawsuit against seven senior security personnel over their alleged roles in the deaths of...
Thailand ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon
BANGKOK, Aug 18 — Thailand’s billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra received a royal pardon, shortening his parole by two weeks, his lawyer said yesterday,...
Ex-Thai premier Thaksin receives royal pardon, parole ends tomorrow
BANGKOK, Aug 17 — Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has received a royal pardon, ending his parole tomorrow, said his lawyer Winyat Chartmontri. “The...
Thailand’s new PM Paetongtarn vows to empower citizens, improve quality of life
BANGKOK, Aug 16 — Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra plans to improve the quality of life and empower all Thais when she officially assumes...
Newcomer Paetongtarn elected Thailand’s youngest PM, faces baptism of fire
BANGKOK, Aug 16 — Thailand’s parliament elected political neophyte Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its youngest Prime Minister today, only a day after she was thrust into...
Paetongtarn Shinwatra elected as new Thai PM
BANGKOK, Aug 16 — Pheu Thai party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra has secured majority votes in Parliament today to become Thailand’s 31st Prime Minister. The 37-year-old, who...
Thailand’s governing alliance to nominate Paetongtarn Shinawatra for PM
BANGKOK, Aug 15 — Thailand’s governing alliance has agreed to back 37-year-old political newcomer Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its candidate for prime minister today, a day...
Former Thai premier Thaksin released on bail in lèse-majesté case
BANGKOK, June 18 — Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on a bail of 500,000 baht (RM64,138) by the Criminal Court today...
Former Thai PM formally indicted in royal insult case
BANGKOK, June 18 — Influential former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a powerful backer of the ruling government, was formally indicted on Tuesday for allegedly...
Thailand braces for court cases amid risk of political crisis
BANGKOK, June 18 — Four high-profile cases involving key political players in Thailand are scheduled to go before the courts today, in the latest legal...
Thai ex-PM Thaksin says ready to face royal insult charges
BANGKOK, June 10 — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday he was ready to face charges of insulting the monarchy that mark...