Thaksin Shinawatra

With Thaksin jailed, Thailand’s Pheu Thai turns to nephew in poll fight back

Associate Professor Yodchanan Wongsawat, the nephew and son of former prime ministers, is Pheu Thai’s leading candidate for the top job in the Feb 8 general election.

Thaksin-backed party picks another family member as Thai PM candidate

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's family has nominated another member of the dynastry as prime minister candidate in the election expected to be held in early 2026.

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Thailand’s snap poll set to boost odds for PM Anutin, but risks loom

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul greets his cabinet on the day he speaks to members of the media to announce the dissolution of parliament at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, December 12, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Former Thai PM Paetongtarn steps back from politics, says Thaksin under stress in prison

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra poses with his daughter Thailand's sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra as they arrive at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on September 9, 2025, ahead of a ruling on whether he properly served a prison term in 2023. Thailand's recently removed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resigned on October 22, 2025 as leader of the party founded by her father, ex-premier Thaksin, signaling the potential end of the family's decades-long political dynasty. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Thai court orders ex-PM Thaksin to pay $706m tax bill over sale of his telecoms firm: Reports

(FILES) Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on September 9, 2025, ahead of a ruling on whether he properly served a prison term in 2023. Thailand's influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has applied for a royal pardon to reduce his one-year prison sentence, his lawyer told reporters on September 29, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Thailand’s Corrections Department may assign Thaksin to teach English to inmates

Former prime minster Thaksin Shinawatra was jailed earlier in September.

Thai court jails ‘Red Shirts’ leaders over 2010 unrest

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra seeks royal pardon, lawyer says

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court ahead of a verdict on the legality of his six-month hospital stay before he was granted a parole, in Bangkok, Thailand, September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Jailed Thaksin has high blood pressure, sleep problems and hair loss: Paetongtarn

Thailand's sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (centre) leaving the prison where her father Thaksin is jailed on Sept 15, the first of such prison visits. His family made a second visit on Sept 18.

Thai prison authorities deny ex-PM Thaksin bought pizza for guards, inmates

Thailand's sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (C) walks out after visiting her father, former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, at Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok on September 15, 2025. Thailand's influential ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is serving a one-year prison sentence after a court ruled that he had improperly served a previous jail term in hospital. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

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