Shortly after the announcement, ms shinawatra said she felt it was time for her to serve. I talked to my family, and i talked to a lot of people from my party. And i decided that it is about time to do something for the country and for the party as well. And i hope that i can do my best to. Make the country go forward. That. Is what i try to do. Right now, of course today, i feel very honoured and i feel very happy. Paetongtarn shinawatra s election sees the return of the powerful and divisive shinawatra dynasty. Herfather, thaksin shinawatra, was prime minister from 2001 to 2006. He was deposed in a military coup and lived in self imposed exile for 15 years, during which he was convicted of corruption. He returned to thailand last year. Mr thaksin s brother in law, somchai wongsawat, led the nation for less than three months in 2008. An anti corruption body found him guilty of neglecting his duties while working in the justice department eight years earlier. Mr thaksin s sister, yingl
Ms shinawatra said she felt it was time for her to serve. I talked to my family and a lot of people from my party and i decided that it is about time to do something for the country and for the party as well. And ijust hope that i can do my best to, you know, make the country go forward, that is what i tried to do. Right now, of course, today i feel very honoured and i feel very happy. Paetongtarn shinawatra s election sees the return of the powerful and divisive shinawatra dynasty. Herfather, thaksin shinawatra, was prime minister from 2001 to 2006. He was deposed in a military coup and lived in self imposed exile for 15 years, during which he was convicted of corruption. He returned to thailand last year. Mr thaksin s brother in law, somchai wongsawat, led the nation for less than three months in 2008. An anti corruption body found him guilty of neglecting his duties while working in the justice department eight years earlier. Mr thaksin s sister, yingluck shinawatra, was in powerfor
Protest groups have asked the army to oppose a bail request that is expected to be sought by paroled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra when he reports to prosecutors to acknowledge his indictment on lese majeste and computer crime charges next week.
Thailand has kicked off the process to hold its first Senate race since a coup in 2014, after the military-appointed batch completed its five-year term earlier in May. The Election
Thailand has kicked off the process to hold its first Senate race since a coup in 2014, after the military-appointed batch completed its five-year term earlier in May. The Election Commission received more than 48,000 submissions after a five-day application period that ended May 24. Up for grabs are 200…