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Srettha Thavisin

Srettha Thavisin
Srettha Thavisin
The latest news on Srettha Thavisi, Thai businessman, politician and former Prime Minister of Thailand, including political news and updates.
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15 Feb 1962
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RTM misidentifies Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (left), Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (second left) and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (right) during a live broadcast on Sunday. Photo: AP
Asean

Who’s who? RTM says sorry after confusing 3 Asean leaders with predecessors

The national public broadcaster had misidentified Lawrence Wong, Anutin Charnvirakul and Prabowo Subianto during a live telecast.

Thailand

Asian Angle | Thai politics is no longer orange, yellow and red. Anutin turned it blue

Thailand

Thaksin is back, but can the Shinawatras win over a changing Thailand?

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Thailand

Thai opposition seeks to rein in constitutional court after political upheaval

The Constitutional Court has dissolved more than 100 political parties and unseated three prime ministers in the past 27 years, heightening concern about democracy in Thailand.

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Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the People’s Party, will push to curb the sweeping power of the Constitutional Court. Photo: Bloomberg
Thailand

Thailand’s new PM Paetongtarn to remain in father Thaksin’s ‘shadow’: analysts

Thaksin will ‘hold even more sway’ over policymaking behind the scenes, with pro-China stance expected to continue, observers note.

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Thailand

Video | Thaksin’s daughter to become next Thai PM

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Thaksin’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra to become new Thai PM

She will be the country’s second woman prime minister after her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra, and the third leader from the political clan.

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Leader of the Pheu Thai Party, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin. Photo: AP
Thailand

Explainer | Srettha’s exit: are Thailand’s conservatives on the rise, democracy in retreat?

Despite challenges from other parties, Pheu Thai “will almost certainly remain in government”, an analyst says

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Thailand

‘The show is over’: Thailand PM Srettha Thavisin dismissed by court

The decision reached by the nine-member Constitutional Court has deepened the country’s political turmoil.

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Thailand

Explainer | Thai PM next in firing line as country struggles to shrug off political chaos

All you need to know about two decades of political upheavals in the kingdom.

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If Thailand’s Srettha Thavisin is removed from office, the ruling Pheu Thai would have to nominate a new candidate for prime minister. Photo: AP
Thailand

Thailand touts plans for legalising casinos to weed out underground gambling

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said in his first monthly television address that legalising casinos was necessary to tackle underground gambling.

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Thailand’s finance ministry plans to propose a draft bill to the cabinet that seeks to legalise casinos. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Explainer | ‘Train-wreck Day’ for Thailand as courts hold political future in their hands

Thailand’s courts will hear evidence against key figures including PM Srettha Thavisin, in cases that could undermine the government and opposition.

Thailand

Ethics probe into Thailand PM Srettha seen as power play by country’s old powers

The prime minister faces potential removal if the Constitutional Court finds his appointment of Pichit Chuenban breached ethics rules

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Singapore

Singapore’s Taylor Swift grant ‘nowhere as high’ as speculated, minister says

Culture minister Edwin Tong, an ‘accidental Swiftie’, said the bottom line is that the government hustled a deal that works for the country and Singaporeans.

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Fans of Taylor Swift gather for a sing-a-long ahead of her concerts at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore on March 1. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Thailand set to ban recreational weed: ‘the use for fun is wrong’

There was fresh pressure from the public recently after attendees of Coldplay’s gigs in Bangkok complained on social media that ‘the concert smelled like marijuana’.

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A worker at a cannabis shop in Bangkok. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Thailand cracks down on ‘low-quality’ China-made elephant-print copycat trousers

Popular among backpackers, the made-in-Thailand trousers typically cost several times more than the Chinese variety.

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China-Asean relations

Excitement as China’s visa-free deals could trigger Asean trade, investment boon

China might further increase its influence in Southeast Asia through visa-free deals with Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) bloc already its largest trading partner.

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Thailand

Thailand to permanently waive visa requirements for Chinese tourists

China will also permanently waive visa requirements for Thai nationals in an ‘upgrade’ of the two countries’ relations, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday.

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A Chinese tourist takes a selfie with Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin during a welcome ceremony in September last year for the first batch of Chinese tourists who arrived at Bangkok’s International Airport under a five-month visa-free entry scheme. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Japan firms should make quick decisions amid Chinese rise, says Thai PM

‘You are not alone in the world’, reminded Srettha Thavisin, who agreed in principle to incentives to help Japanese carmakers produce more electric vehicles in Thailand.

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Thailand

Thai PM Srettha says economy in a mess as tourist arrivals, growth fall

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said he would focus on attracting foreign investment and addressing household debt to boost growth.

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Thailand

‘Cheaper, faster’: Thailand pitches US$28 billion sea lane to skip Malacca Strait

The Thai proposal aims to cut travel time by four days on average and lower shipping costs by 15 per cent.

Traffic in Malacca Strait, the world’s busiest shipping lane. Photo: Shutterstock
Thailand

Thailand’s plan to deploy Chinese police patrol to boost tourism sparks outcry

The cooperation with Chinese police was discussed by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, senior police and tourism officials on Sunday as a way to draw more Chinese visitors.

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Police officers deployed during Belt and Road initiative meeting in Beijing in October. Thailand is mulling the option of using Chinese police to patrol some of the kingdom’s most popular tourist areas. Photo: Kyodo.
Thailand

‘Open for business’: Thai PM globetrots to woo investors

Srettha Thavisin has met leaders including Xi, Biden and Putin, visited various countries, and pursued the likes of Tesla and Google. But will such efforts, without reforms, be enough to improve the nation’s poor economic performance?

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Thailand

Thai PM’s rejection of submarine from ‘elder brother’ China sparks probe

A decision by PM Srettha Thavisin to support the purchase of a Chinese frigate instead of a submarine has prompted an investigation into the deal.

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Thailand

Thailand still bullish on Chinese investments as new PM heads to Beijing

Net foreign direct investment to Thailand from China in the first six months of 2023 was up 56 per cent year-on-year to US$690 million, central bank data showed.

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the Third Belt and Road Forum in China on Monday. Photo: Reuters/Pool
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Lee calls for stronger ties with Thailand in meeting with prime minister

City leader says he hopes Hong Kong and Thailand can maintain their close relationship during meeting with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (left) meets Chief Executive John Lee at Government House. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong politics

Thai prime minister to meet John Lee during 3-day Hong Kong trip

Srettha Thavisin to meet John Lee at Government House on second day of visit.

Thailand

China tourists inject US$4 billion into Thailand after visa waivers

More than 22,000 mainland visitors entered Thailand in the first two days of a new holiday period visa exemption programme, which runs to the end of February, set up as part of efforts to prevent the nation from slipping into recession.

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