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Srettha Thavisin

Thai opposition leader outpolls incumbent in preferred PM survey

Opposition leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut (second from left) outpolls Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra 29.9 per cent to 28.8 per cent.
Opposition leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut (second from left) outpolls Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra 29.9 per cent to 28.8 per cent.

Thailand’s king swears in new government after turmoil

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her Cabinet ministers swore their allegiance in front of King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida in a ceremony at Bangkok's Dusit Palace.
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her Cabinet ministers swore their allegiance in front of King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida in a ceremony at Bangkok's Dusit Palace.

The Shinawatra clan is back in power but the path ahead is strewn with minefields

Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra (seated, second from right) and her family at the Pheu Thai party's headquarters in Bangkok after a royal endorsement ceremony on Aug 18.
Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra (seated, second from right) and her family at the Pheu Thai party's headquarters in Bangkok after a royal endorsement ceremony on Aug 18.

Thailand ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon, lawyer says

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to members of the media as he attends THACCA SPLASH - Soft Power Forum 2024 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand, June 28, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File photo
FILE PHOTO: Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to members of the media as he attends THACCA SPLASH - Soft Power Forum 2024 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand, June 28, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File photo

Paetongtarn Shinawatra tipped to be Thai PM after Srettha’s exit

Puea Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been named the candidate to be Thailand’s next prime minister.
Puea Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been named the candidate to be Thailand’s next prime minister.

Political turmoil threatens prospects of Thailand's floundering economy

Thai ruling coalition picks Thaksin's daughter to be next PM

Pheu Thai party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra at a press conference in Bangkok on Aug 15.
Pheu Thai party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra at a press conference in Bangkok on Aug 15.

News analysis

Thailand in limbo as backroom deals are being hatched for next PM

Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to the media as he arrives at Government House, on the day the Constitutional Court rules on whether to remove him from office due to his appointment of a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction, in Bangkok on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to the media as he arrives at Government House, on the day the Constitutional Court rules on whether to remove him from office due to his appointment of a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction, in Bangkok on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Srettha Thavisin’s dramatic rise and fall in Thai politics

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's rise to the highest elected position in the country was almost as rapid as his exit.
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's rise to the highest elected position in the country was almost as rapid as his exit.

Thai Parliament to hold special session on Aug 16 to select new PM after Srettha’s ouster

The court said Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin had grossly breached rules on ethics.
The court said Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin had grossly breached rules on ethics.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.