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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.

Bangkok Post

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Bangkok Post

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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

The Independent UK

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…

France 24

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

France 24

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

The Independent UK

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

Bangkok Post

Reprieve for the old guard?

The election of Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, former leader of the Prachachat Party, as House speaker this week may have seen the Pheu Thai Party's chances of ushering in a new, younger beginning slip through its fingers.

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The Independent UK

Thai opposition party struggles to take power after stunning election victory

Thailand’s new Parliament has convened nearly two months after a progressive opposition party won a stunning election victory, but there is still no clear sign that its leader will be able to become prime minister and end nine years of military-dominated rule

Bangkok Post

MFP-Pheu Thai alliance on the rocks?

It's been a rough start in forming a coalition government, particularly with the row over the House speaker position between the Move Forward Party (MFP) and Pheu Thai. Now we've seen that it's a fragile partnership between the two, and if they do form a government together, more difficult times…

Bangkok Post

Prawit doesn't rule out being nominated for PM

Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwon on Tuesday would neither confirm nor rule out the possibility he could be nominated as the next prime minister.

Bangkok Post

Move Forward's fortunes still up in the air

The Election Commission's (EC) endorsement of all 500 MPs-elect has paved the way for parliament to convene and choose a new prime minister.

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai MP wants quick passage of amnesty law

New Pheu Thai MP Thossaporn Serirak said he will push for passage of an amnesty bill at the earliest opportunity in parliament to absolve political offenders.

Bangkok Post

Prayut says Thaksin's plans to return are a police matter

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said plans by fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to return from self-exile to Thailand were not brought up during a meeting with the head of police on Monday.

Bangkok Post

'Giant killer' targets MFP leader

Politician Ruangkrai Leekitwattana is known for his skill in scrutiny and earned his "Jack the Giant Slayer" nickname when his petition led to the ouster of the late Samak Sundaravej as prime minister in 2009.

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