World & Nation
Thailand’s king has reduced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s prison term from eight years to one after Thaksin’s return to the country.
Sept. 1, 2023
Thailand’s Parliament elects Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as prime minister.
Aug. 16, 2024
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appears to be staying in the Mideast commercial hub of Dubai after fleeing a criminal conviction, Thailand’s prime minister said Thursday, in the first official word on her whereabouts since she missed a court date last month.
Sept. 28, 2017
Thailand’s military ruler said Friday that authorities are searching for Yingluck Shinawatra, the former prime minister whose government he ousted in a coup three years ago, after she failed to appear for a verdict in a criminal case that could send her to prison for 10 years.
Aug. 25, 2017
Thailand court orders much of Thaksin Shinawatra’s assets seized
Feb. 27, 2010
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on parole from a Bangkok hospital where he spent months serving time for corruption-related offenses.
Feb. 18, 2024
A populist party linked to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won a vote in parliament to lead Thailand, hours after he began a prison sentence.
Aug. 22, 2023
Voters in Thailand are going to the polls in an election touted as a chance for change, eight years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha took power in a coup.
May 13, 2023
Three people were killed when a shooter opened fire in a major shopping mall in the center of Bangkok, and a suspect is in custody, authorities say.
Oct. 3, 2023
A teenage boy accused of fatally shooting two people in a Bangkok shopping mall used a mock handgun modified to fire real bullets, authorities say.
Oct. 4, 2023