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Former prime minister moved after suffering a health problem, hours after returning to country following a years-long exileThailand’s imprisoned former leader Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to a hospital in the early hours of Wednesday, the day after he …
Read MoreThe former prime minister has returned after 15 years and was immediately jailed, while his party has aligned with the military establishment he opposed for yearsThailand’s parliament has ended three months of political deadlock – hours after the forme…
Read MoreOlder rural voters swept him to power and many still support him despite his arrest on arrivalThaksin Shinawatra hasn’t held political office since he was ousted in 2006, and, until Tuesday, he had not set foot in Thailand in more than 15 years. But de…
Read MoreCampaigners criticise renovation and call for better protection for the city’s distinctive architectureA Bangkok landmark known as the “robot building” has been stripped of its identity, heritage campaigners have said, as they called for the city’s dis…
Read MoreReappearance of Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse comes at difficult time for royal family and raises questions over successionThe estranged second son of Thailand’s king has returned to Bangkok for the first time in almost three decades, in an unannounced …
Read MoreHuman rights groups say Myanmar military’s move to drop five of ousted leader’s convictions is meaningless Even with a partial pardon announced this week by Myanmar’s military junta, Aung San Suu Kyi still faces the prospect of being kept in detention …
Read MoreThe 1975 singer’s onstage condemnation of homophobic laws has angered conservatives and left some LGBTQ+ people uneasyThe 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur – where he criticised Malaysia’s homophobic laws and k…
Read MoreYoung pro-reform candidate won over many in the electorate – but not military appointees who blocked him from being PMAfter almost a decade of rule by the former army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha, many voters in the recent Thai election longed for change. M…
Read MorePeople are united to end military dictatorship but international support is needed, Naw Hser Hser saysThe crisis in Myanmar should be referred to the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including widespread sexual v…
Read MoreTwo months after Move Forward’s election gains, Thais will find out whether party’s leader can become prime ministerThailand’s parliament will gather for a high-stakes vote on Thursday that will determine whether the leader of the country’s most popula…
Read MorePrayuth Chan-ocha announces resignation after his party suffered a humiliating defeat in May election The Thai prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, has said he will retire from politics, more than nine years after the former army general seized power in …
Read MoreCampaign to reform laws that shield royal family is now part of mainstream but making it happen will be difficultThai opposition parties start alliance talksJust a few years ago, talking publicly about the status or role of Thailand’s monarchy was tabo…
Read MoreYoung voters demand change but military-appointed senate poses hurdle to a non-establishment candidate becoming prime ministerThais are voting on Sunday in an election that could lead to the defeat of the military-backed leader who has ruled Thailand f…
Read MoreHarvard grad’s Move Forward party’s promises of greater personal and political freedom and an end to the military’s grip on politics chime with a younger generationWhen Pita Limjaroenrat took to the stage for his final big campaign event ahead of Thail…
Read MoreThis weekend’s election will see political royal Paetongtarn Shinawatra face off against army chiefsMore than 52 million Thais will go to the polls on Sunday 14 May to vote in an election that pits Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former prime minis…
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