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Yingluck Shinawatra
Yingluck Shinawatra
The latest news on Yingluck Shinawatra, Thai businesswoman, politician, member of the Pheu Thai Party and former Prime Minister of Thailand, including politics news.
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21 Jun 1967
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Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra leaves after exiting a private jet terminal at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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Thaksin back in Thailand ahead of court verdict

Thaksin could be imprisoned if judges decide that the six months he spent in hospital in 2023 instead of jail does not count as time served.

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As Thai court decides Paetongtarn’s fate, is this the end for the Shinawatras?

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Thaksin cleared of royal insult charges, but Thai politics remain tense

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PM’s suspension reignites debate on ‘judicial activism’ of Thailand’s courts

Legal scholars warn court’s intervention ‘remains likely in the future’ and electoral mandates risk being curtailed by conservative power centres.

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Court-suspended Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (centre) talks to ministry officials in her new role as culture minister in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday. Photo: EPA
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Explainer | Think your family has drama? Meet Thailand’s Shinawatras

From Thaksin to Yingluck and now Paetongtarn, the family’s hold on power has been repeatedly challenged by military and royalist forces.

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Thailand and Cambodia tensions escalate as Hun Sen targets Paetongtarn

The Cambodian strongman’s heated tirade is a ‘calculated’ move to boost local support while deflecting international scrutiny, analysts say.

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Protests erupt in Thailand demanding Paetongtarn’s removal after leaked call

Outrage over the recorded call mostly revolves around the prime minister calling a Thai military commander ‘an opponent’.

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Thai protesters gather at Bangkok’s Victory Monument on Saturday, to demand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s resignation. Photo: AP
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Thailand’s PM digs in as defections and legal challenge threaten her power

As Paetongtarn Shinawatra tries to bolster her coalition, she could face a court challenge from Thai senators and planned street protests.

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Thailand and Cambodia face rising tensions over Emerald Triangle dispute

Thailand warned of military action against Cambodia amid nationalist protests and diplomatic efforts to ease the border crisis.

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‘We can breathe’: Thailand’s poorest hail US$14 billion cash handout scheme

Critics say the move to give Thailand’s poorest a US$300 cash subsidy papers over structural issues that are holding back the economy.

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Farmers working the fields in Isaan region, Thailand. Photo: Shutterstock
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Is Thai mega project a land bridge too far for ‘desperate’ government?

Analysts warn the project could become another white elephant, with funding, long-term viability and possible corruption among serious concerns.

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Former Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin stands in front of an infographic depicting the land bridge to bypass the Malacca Strait. Photo: Facebook/Srettha Thavisin
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Thaksin is back, but can the Shinawatras win over a changing Thailand?

From coup to comeback, the Shinawatra clan’s restoration has thrust Thailand into a reckoning with its past – and an uncertain future.

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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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Video | Thailand to indict ex-PM Thaksin over royal insult

Former Thai PM Thaksin to face trial for royal defamation
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Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin to face trial for royal defamation

Thailand’s lese-majeste law, which carries up to 15 years in jail per conviction, has been wielded against pro-democracy activists in recent years.

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Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: AP
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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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Thaksin’s parole stirs anger at ‘double standards’ across political spectrum

Critics are concerned that conflict could ensue if Thaksin remains ‘above the law’ amid mounting speculation of his return to politics.

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Jailed ex-Thai leader Thaksin to be released Sunday, PM Srettha says

Thaksin has been in hospital detention since August, after making a dramatic homecoming from living abroad for 15 years in self-exile to avoid prison for a conflict of interest.

Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra will be released on February 18, the Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Saturday. Photo: AFP
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Former Thai PM Thaksin charged with royal insult

Thailand has some of the world’s strictest royal defamation laws protecting King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his close family, with each charge bringing a potential 15-year prison sentence.

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Jailed Thai ex-PM Thaksin qualifies for ‘special’ parole next month

Thaksin, whose eight-year jail sentence was commuted to a year following a royal pardon, qualifies for release on parole next month due to his age and health.

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‘Most popular’ Thaksin could play advisory role after jail release, says Thai PM

Thailand PM Srettha Thavisin says Thaksin Shinawatra can play a role in the government, and that it would be ‘unwise’ of him not to seek the ex-premier’s opinion.

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Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Don Muang airport in Bangkok last month. Photo: AP
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Thaksin’s daughter says ex-Thai leader fatigued as hospital stay criticism grows

Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand last week after 15 years of self-imposed exile and was immediately sent to prison, but was transferred to a hospital just hours after he began serving an eight-year sentence.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra beside his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok on August 22. Photo: Reuters
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Thailand’s Thaksin spotted at Cambodian leader Hun Sen’s birthday party

Just a day earlier the former prime minister had said he would delay plans to return to Thailand following years of self-imposed exile.

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Thaksin Shinawatra returning to Thailand from exile on August 10: daughter

The 74-year-old former PM is a bogeyman for Thailand’s pro-military and royalist establishment and his return could inflame an already tense political situation.

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Just 2 days after giving birth ‘Ung-Ing’ Shinawatra resumes Thai PM campaign

Paetongtarn Shinawatra said her new baby boy wouldn’t affect her ability to rally support for her Pheu Thai Party with just under two weeks to go before the polls.

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra presents her newborn son Thasin in an incubator while addressing media. Photo: AFP
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Leading Thai PM candidate ‘Ung-Ing’ Shinawatra gives birth to baby boy

The birth of Thasin comes two week’s ahead of Thailand’s May 14 elections, in which Paetongtarn ‘Ung-Ing’ Shinawatra’s Pheu Thai Party is expected to win the most lower-house seats.

A photo Paetongtarn ‘Ung-Ing’ Shinawatra shared on Instagram celebrating the birth of her son Thasin. Photo: Instagram/@ingshin21
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As Thaksin’s daughter readies for Thai polls, army and youth pose challenges

Paetongtarn faces challenges from the pro-military camp backing incumbent PM Prayuth on the right and the youth-centric Move Forward Party on the left.

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Thailand dissolves parliament for election

Polls are expected to highlight long-running political battle between conservative pro-military establishment and billionaire Shinawatra family.

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