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
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
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
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
Thailand court orders much of Thaksin Shinawatra’s assets seized
Feb. 27, 2010
Obituaries
Plate published books, columns and founded an organization focusing on Asia and its impact on the U.S. in hopes of preparing students for the future.
June 1, 2023
Election results in Thailand show that voters have overwhelmingly opted for change after nine years under a former general who took power in a coup.
May 15, 2023
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha came to power in a 2014 military coup.
Aug. 24, 2022
The family of Wanchalearm Satsaksit, the latest Thai democracy activist to disappear from exile, is waging a lonely search for justice.
Dec. 29, 2020