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Thai turbulence ahead as conservative power elite flexes muscles again

PM Srettha, Thaksin and Move Forward Party all face legal challenges.

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Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on the way to attend a weekly Cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok on May 28.

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on the way to attend a weekly Cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok on May 28.

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Thailand is headed for another spell of political turbulence soon as the kingdom struggles with its unresolved tension between an old order that refuses to cede its grip on power and nascent popular movements that keep coming back in different forms.

The latest troubles looming on the horizon feature three high-profile cases against key political players.

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