37-year-old Petangtarn Shinawatra was appointed as the youngest Prime Minister of Thailand last Friday through a vote in the Parliament. Two days after that, on Sunday, the Thai King approved him as the Prime Minister of Thailand. As a result, he will walk the path of cabinet formation next week. Earlier, Mitra Sretha Thavisin was […]
Read MorePetangtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of the country’s former prime minister and tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra, is going to take charge as the youngest Prime Minister of Thailand. He got the support of the number of senators needed to become the Prime Minister. As a result, 37-year-old Petang Tarn is going to lead Thailand as the youngest […]
Read MorePaetongtarn Shinawatra became Thailand’s second female prime minister on Friday. Thai lawmakers elected the 37-year-old daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister, elevating a third member of the influential but divisive clan to the nation’s top job. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose father and aunt have served as premier, became the youngest leader in Thailand’s history […]
Read MoreThailand’s Phew Thai Party has chosen Petang Tarn Shinawatra as its candidate for the country’s next prime minister. Petangtarn, 37, is the daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. According to the Reuters news agency, Pheu Thai Party General Secretary Saroong Thienthong announced the name of Petang Tarn as the party’s prime ministerial candidate at […]
Read MoreThailand’s Constitutional Court has removed Prime Minister Shretha Thavisin from her post. Not only Thavisin, but his entire cabinet was sacked. The court gave that judgment against Thavisin in a moral case on Wednesday. Which has now pushed the country into political turmoil again. In a case brought by a group of former senators appointed […]
Read MoreThe anti-establishment Move Forward, which won most seats in the last election but was blocked from forming a government, was dissolved by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, which ruled its campaign to reform a law on royal insults risked undermining the constitutional monarchy. Thailand’s disbanded opposition Move Forward unveiled a new political vehicle on Friday […]
Read MoreThailand’s court has ordered the dissolution of the “reformist” party Move Forward Party, which won the most seats in last year’s general election. The BBC reported that the party won the election but was prevented from forming a government. The court ruling also banned the charismatic, youthful ex-leader of the Move Forward Party, Pieta Limjaroenaert, […]
Read MoreThe Constitutional Court will rule on the poll body’s request to dissolve the 2023 election winner Move Forward after the same court in January found its campaign to amend a law protecting the monarchy from criticism risked undermining Thailand’s system of governance with the king as head of state. A court in Thailand will decide […]
Read MoreThe figurehead of Thailand’s main opposition party has warned that court decisions this month may dissolve his party and potentially unseat the prime minister, risking fresh instability in the economy. Pita Limjaroenrat, who led the reformist Move Forward Party to an electoral victory last year but was thwarted from forming a government, said in an […]
Read MoreBANGKOK: Thailand is set to be Southeast Asia’s second country after Singapore to tax carbon emissions, a move that experts say will give the region greater impetus to adopt clean technologies that help slow global warming. Its carbon tax, expected to be introduced by next year, is not likely to make a dent on domestic […]
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