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Wissanu: Thaksin will go to jail on arrival

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will go to jail when he returns to the country, according to Wissanu Krea-ngam, deputy prime minister and acting justice minister.

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Pro-military party says it will join populist Pheu Thai party to form Thailand's next government

A pro-military party affiliated with outgoing Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says it has agreed to join a coalition led by the populist Pheu Thai party in an attempt to form Thailand’s next government after a three-month stalemate

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Court clears the way for Thai Parliament to pick a new prime minister 3 months after elections

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has cleared the way for Parliament to vote for a new prime minister more than three months after national elections by declining to rule on a complaint over the rejection of the winning party’s leader

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Populist party and member of outgoing administration will try to form Thailand's next government

Thailand's populist Pheu Thai party has announced it will form a coalition with a party from the outgoing military-backed administration to try to end nearly three months of political deadlock after the progressive party that won national elections was excluded from the formation of a new government

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Thaksin postpones return

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday he was postponing his return from self-exile.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seen in video at Cambodian leader's birthday party

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh

The Independent UK

Thaksin will return by private jet, says friend

Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand on a private jet, landing at Don Mueang airport, according to a senior member of the Chartthaipattana Party and close friend who recently visited the former prime minister.

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'Deal struck on next govt'

A political deal involving the formation of a new government has been reached in Hong Kong between Thaksin Shinawatra and Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the leader of the Progressive Movement, a source in the Pheu Thai Party says.

Bangkok Post

Thai Parliament says it will try to pick a prime minister next week after 2 unsuccessful attempts

Thailand’s Parliament says it will try to pick a new prime minister next week following two unsuccessful attempts, as political uncertainty grows more than two months after the country’s election

The Independent UK

Thaksin can seek royal pardon: Wissanu

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra can ask for a royal pardon on the first day of his imprisonment, acting Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Thaksin would be treated as elderly inmate, says prisons boss

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra would be treated as an elderly prisoner if he is imprisoned on his planned return to Thailand on Aug 10, Corrections Department chief Ayut Sinthoppan said on Wednesday.

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Thailand's divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra readies return during political turmoil

Thailand's former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, a billionaire populist who was ousted by a 2006 military coup, plans to return home next month from years of self-imposed exile, as Thailand grapples with the unexpectedly difficult task of naming a new prime minister

The Independent UK

First Thing: Ocean around Florida as warm as a hot tub

‘Unprecedented’ readings above 100F add to previous warnings that water temperature is putting marine life in peril. Plus, how workers in Japan are keeping cool

The Guardian - UK

Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand next month, daughter says

Influential figure who has spent 15 years in exile is set for comeback at a time of political crisis in homeland

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Thaksin to return on Aug 10

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to arrive at Don Mueang airport on Aug 10, his daughter Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra announced on Instagram on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Protesters in the Thai capital calls on senators to approve vote winners' choice for prime minister

Hundreds of people have rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok to demand that conservative members of the Senate stop blocking the naming of a prime minister belonging to a winning coalition from May’s general election, a stance that risks a potentially destabilizing deadlock

France 24

Legacy of 2014 coup haunts Thai reformist’s bid for PM

Two months after Pita Limjaroenrat's party triumphed in Thailand’s May 2023 election, the reformist politician failed to win enough votes in parliament this week to become prime minister. Thursday’s vote came just days after Thailand’s caretaker prime minister and former army chief, Prayuth Chan-ocha, announced his retirement from politics. But…

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How Thailand's prime minister race can take a whole new turn

After failing to win over conservatives in his first attempt to become prime minister, things are looking increasingly difficult for pro-democracy leader Pita Limjaroenrat to secure a victory even if he were to try again.

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Thai elections without democracy

Although it may come across as dramatic and unprecedented, Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s ordeal in trying to take office as prime minister after winning the May 14 election is par for the course in Thai politics over the past two decades.

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Thai lawmakers set to choose a new prime minister

Thai lawmakers are gathering Thursday to select a new prime minister, a process whose outcome is far from certain even though the country’s most progressive party won both the popular vote and the most seats in the House of Representatives in the most recent election.

The Independent UK

Thailand's parliament is set to choose a prime minister, but it might not be the election winner

Thai lawmakers are gathering to select a new prime minister

Bangkok Post

NACC to drop THAI charges

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has dropped charges filed against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and three others in a corruption case linked with Thai Airways International’s (THAI) purchase of 10 Airbus aircraft between 2003 and 2004, according to one of the parties charged in the case.

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Thaksin return hits new delay

The return to Thailand of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra remains on track but the plan is likely to be slightly delayed to avoid any political turbulence, according to his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

Bangkok Post

D-Day for Pita, but change inevitable

Tomorrow will probably be the most decisive day in Thailand after nearly a decade of military rule. The key question on everyone’s lips is: Will the conservative forces allow the young leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), Pita Limjaroenrat, to become the next prime minister? And the question which…

The Guardian - UK

Democracy on the line in Thailand as parliament to vote on new PM

Two months after Move Forward’s election gains, Thais will find out whether party’s leader can become PM

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