#Thailand’s parliament elected #PaetongtarnShinawatra, the youngest daughter of former leader #ThaksinShinawatra, as the country’s new prime minister on Friday, just two days after her predecessor and ally #SretthaThavisin was dismissed by the country's #ConstitutionalCourt.
Thai lawmakers elect #Thaksin's daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240816-thai-lawmakers-elect-thaksin-s-daughter-paetongtarn-shinawatra-as-pm
The ouster of Thailand’s leader less than 12 months after taking office makes one thing clear: The royalist establishment that has engineered long stretches of military-backed rule over the past two decades still holds all the power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/15/asia-pacific/politics/thai-political-upheaval-royalists/ #asiapacific #politics #sretthathavisin #thailand #thaksinshinawatra #southeastasia #anutincharnvirakul
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who served jail time, raising the specter of more political upheaval and a reset of the governing alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/14/asia-pacific/thai-prime-minister-dismissed/ #asiapacific #thailand #sretthathavisin
Six Vietnamese nationals — two of them with U.S. nationality — were found dead in a luxury hotel room in central Bangkok on Tuesday in a case of suspected poisoning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/17/asia-pacific/crime-legal/six-dead-bangkok-hotel/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #thailand #sretthathavisin #vietnam
⭕ Breaking: Thai PM Srettha Thavisin defends his frequent overseas trips during his first 10 months in office, citing unavoidable official meetings, including ASEAN, China, Japan, and a free trade pact with Sri Lanka.
He pledges a two-month halt in response to public criticism.
Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra faces indictment in a royal defamation charge Tuesday while a court weighs a petition to disqualify Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, in cases that threaten to plunge the Southeast Asian nation into political turmoil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/18/asia-pacific/politics/thaksin-indictment-court-thai-premier/ #asiapacific #politics #thaksinshinawatra #thailand #sretthathavisin
Thailand is facing a critical week of court cases that could trigger a political crisis, with the fate of the prime minister and the main opposition hanging in the balance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/17/asia-pacific/politics/thai-court-political-crisis/ #asiapacific #politics #thailand #sretthathavisin #thaksinshinawatra #southeastasia
A recent poll shows that a majority of Thais are dissatisfied with PM Srettha Thavisin's government, citing unresolved issues and lack of policy implementation.
70% lack confidence in the government's ability to address the country's problems.
Despite a planned $13.6 billion stimulus, concerns remain.
Forty Thai senators have petitioned the Constitutional Court to dismiss PM Srettha Thavisin, citing constitutional breaches over the appointment of Pichit Chuenban, a former lawyer with a criminal past, as a minister.
Critics tie the appointment to Pichit's links with ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
#ThailandPolitics #SretthaThavisin #GovernmentAccountability
Formula One fans could be treated to the sight of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton roaring around the steamy streets of Bangkok, with Thailand keen to host a race. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/04/23/more-sports/thailand-bangkok-formula-one/ #moresports #sretthathavisin #thailand #formulaone
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin envisions a visa deal with the nation's five neighbors that would better promote tourism in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/08/thailand-six-nation-visa-tourists/ #business #thailand #travel #tourism #cambodia #laos #malaysia #myanmar #vietnam #southeastasia #sretthathavisin #asean
A proposed legislation aiming to legalize same-sex marriage is up for a vote in Thailand's parliament. if it's approved, Thailand would pioneer marriage equality in Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/27/asia-pacific/society/same-sex-marriage-thailand-parliament/ #asiapacific #society #sretthathavisin #lgbtq #thailand
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has visited Thaksin Shinawatra for the first time after the former leader was released from detention amid speculation over the former leader's political influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/24/asia-pacific/politics/thaksin-srettha-meeting/ #asiapacific #politics #thaksinshinawatra #sretthathavisin #thailand
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Thailand #Israel
A dozen of the 26 #Thai nationals taken hostage by #Hamas in the 7 October attacks in #Israel have been released, #Thailand’s prime minister has said.
#SretthaThavisin said on X he had received confirmation of their release, and that Thai embassy officials were going to pick them up. “[We] will know more information in an hour,” he said on Friday evening.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/24/thailand-gaza-hostages-hopes-released
Japan and Thailand agreed Wednesday to deepen collaboration ahead of a special Japan-ASEAN summit next month in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/16/japan/japan-thailand-pm-meeting/?utm_content=buffera0561&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #thailandjapanrelations #fumiokishida #sretthathavisin #asean
Srettha Thavisin, a former property tycoon turned prime minister, has spent the two months he’s been in office focused on turning around Thailand’s below-par economic performance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/09/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-prime-minister-investments/?utm_content=buffer3bbd3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #thailand #sretthathavisin
The Thai prime minister, #SretthaThavisin, has told local media that the country’s chief of defence forces has informed him of a photograph that shows Thai people held by #Hamas, saying it was understood this showed the hostages were still alive.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/06/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-jordan-airdrops-medical-supplies-gaza-blinken-turkey-push-contain-conflict?page=with:block-6548931b8f08293ffae53e36#block-6548931b8f08293ffae53e36
Thailand's new Prime Minister has only been in office a few weeks but the U.S. is already hoping to repair ties that were strained under the previous military-backed regime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/20/asia-pacific/politics/us-reset-thai-alliance/?utm_content=buffera4e2a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #us #thailand #sretthathavisin
Thailand's new Prime Minister has only been in office a few weeks but the U.S. is already hoping to repair ties that were strained under the previous military-backed regime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/20/world/politics/us-reset-thai-alliance/?utm_content=bufferd501b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #us #thailand #sretthathavisin
Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his Cabinet were sworn into office on Tuesday, nearly four months after a general election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/06/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-new-pm-srettha-economic-risks/?utm_content=buffer77898&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #thailand #sretthathavisin
