The outgoing ruling Democrat Party on Friday has launched a legal action seeking to dissolve Pheu Thai, following its election loss. The Democrat Party asked the Election Commission to recommend the rival Puea Thai Party, the poll winner, be abolished… Read more: Bangkok Post
BANGKOK, July 7 – Thailand’s prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday denied media reports that her brother, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, is involved in selection of her Pheu Thai-led government’s cabinet, asserting that the selection process will be done in Bangkok, not abroad. Unconfirmed reports claim that several groups of elected Pheu Thai MPs are […]
The rumour about ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra tipped for the position of Thailand trade envoy was groundless, legal adviser Noppadon Pattama said on Wednesday. “Rumour mongers wanted to cause confusion and divisiveness,” he said, insisting Pheu Thai Party had not planned for a Thaksin appointment. Read more: The Nation
Fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is likely to be appointed Thailand’s “trade ambassador” in a government led by his sister Yingluck Shinawatra, a source from the Pheu Thai Party said yesterday. The appointment is expected to be made after the formation of a Cabinet, according to the source. Thanks to his good ties with leading […]
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra denies he aspires to be re-elected as a prime minister. Instead, the former premier says he hopes to help forge national reconciliation and does not want his assets, which have been seized by the state, to be returned to him. During an interview with foreign press from his mansion in […]
BANGKOK, 5 July 2011 (NNT) – US Ambassador to Thailand Her Excellency Kristie Anne Kenney has voiced the readiness of the US to work with the new government, the opposition as well as the civil sector but she has refused to comment on concerns over coup d’état in Thailand. Speaking after meeting outgoing Prime Minister […]
Cambodia has welcomed a sweeping election victory in Thailand by allies of fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who has strong links with Phnom Penh. Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said he hoped the new Thai government, which is expected to be led by Thaksin’s sister Yingluck Shinawatra, would help resolve the long and sometimes bloody border dispute […]
BANGKOK, July 3 – Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party under the leadership of Yingluck Shinawatra, youngest sister of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, won the country’s 26th general election on Sunday, paving the way for her to be the first female prime minister of this Southeast Asian nation. The country’s Election Commission reports that the latest […]
