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Thai prime minister declares £324m in assets including 217 designer handbags

Paetongtarn Shinawatra made required wealth declaration to national anti-corruption commission

The Guardian - UK

Thailand’s new prime minister inherits a $14 billion cash handout problem and a sluggish economy

Thailand’s economy isn’t growing as fast as its peers.

Fortune

Thailand’s youngest ever prime minister: a new veneer for old power structures

On 16 August, Thailand elected its youngest-ever prime minister, the 38-year-old Paetongtarn “Ing” Shinawatra. The daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a dominant and controversial figure in Thai politics, Paetongtarn has led the Pheu Thai (For Thais) party, Thailand’s second-largest party, since 2023.

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Sven-Goran Eriksson: The surprisingly colourful Swede who became England's first foreign manager

Former coach has died aged 76

Evening Standard

From Working In McDonalds To Thailand's Youngest Prime Minister: Meet Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand's youngest Prime Minister, has risen from working at McDonald's to leading the nation with a commitment to economic reform and political continuity.

International Business Times UK

Who is Paetongtarn Shinawatra? Thai parliament votes for past prime minister's daughter as PM

The 37-year-old only entered politics in 2021 and is already seen as the puppet of her powerful family

Evening Standard

Thailand’s democracy has taken another hit, but the country’s progressive forces won’t be stopped

After two tumultuous weeks in Thai politics, the country has a new prime minister and new opposition party in parliament. The sweeping changes have demonstrated yet again the power of the Constitutional Court over Thailand’s fragile democratic institutions.

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Thailand’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra sworn in as PM after royal sign-off

The economy in the divided country will be the new young leader’s ‘bread and butter’ issue, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Paetongtarn Shinawatra Appointed Thailand's New Prime Minister

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, becomes Thailand's youngest prime minister amidst political challenges and family legacy.

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Thailand's Parliament Elects Paetongtarn Shinawatra As Prime Minister

Paetongtarn Shinawatra set to become Thailand's next prime minister, succeeding her aunt Yingluck. Political landscape in flux.

Evening Standard

Paetongtarn Shinawatra: Daughter of ex-PM becomes youngest ever Thai leader

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes country’s youngest-ever leader at 37

The Guardian - UK

Little experience and a lot on her plate: who is Thailand’s new prime minister?

Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the fourth member of her family to lead Thailand, but she faces a country that has moved on from her father’s era

Bangkok Post

Paetongtarn is Thailand’s 31st prime minister

The House of Representatives on Friday elected Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the 31st prime minister of Thailand.

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The Guardian - AU

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest prime minister

Daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra approved as PM after frantic negotiations triggered by ousting of Srettha Thavisin

Al Jazeera

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s next PM, youngest ever

The 37-year-old daughter of tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra is the third member of the family to lead the country.

Bangkok Post

Paetongtarn proposed as PM

The parties in the coalition government have selected Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as nominee for the country’s next prime minister when the House of Representatives meets today.

International Business Times

Thai Lawmakers To Elect New Prime Minister

Thai lawmakers will vote Friday on whether to appoint Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country's new prime minister, elevating a third member of the Shinawatra dynasty to the kingdom's top job.

The Independent UK

Thai courts that have disbanded multiple governments are accused of setting back democracy

Wednesday’s decision by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to oust Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin after just under a year in office was jarring

The Conversation

Thailand’s conservative elites oust prime minister and ban opposition

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dissolved the country’s largest opposition party and official winner of the 2023 general election, Move Forward. The same court has now dismissed Thailand’s prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, in an ethics case for appointing a cabinet minister who was once jailed.

Al Jazeera

‘Big shock’: Thailand faces political upheaval as PM removed from office

Thailand’s constitutional court made its second bombshell ruling in a week as it ousted Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

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