Thaksin Shinawatra

The opposition People's Party has accused Paetongtarn Shinawatra of being under the undue influence of her father, ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

An overview of conflict, from protests to military and militant violence, in the Asia-Pacific in February 2025.

The People's Party accuses the leader of incompetence, lack of qualifications, and being under the undue sway of her father Thaksin Shinawatra.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's appointment of two former prime ministers as "special advisors" points to a gap between his words and his actions.

Despite its promises, the Pheu Thai government's approach to the southern question has been depressingly familiar.

Thaksin Shinawatra, 75, is the first member of a “informal advisory group” that Malaysia intends to establish during its chairmanship of the Southeast Asian bloc.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra says she will focus on reviving the economy, but this depends on surviving in office long enough to implement her policies.

A Thai court has accepted a case against officials for their role in the 2004 massacre in the country's Deep South – but justice is far from assured.

The Pheu Thai Party's controversial 450 billion baht stimulus program has been criticized as wasteful and fiscally irresponsible.

In the latest wild swing in Thai political allegiances, the conservative Democrat Party has been invited to join Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's government.

Royalist petitioners are seeking the dissolution of the party, alleging that former PM Thaksin Shinawatra is exercising an undue influence over its operations.

The return to prominence of the divisive Shinawatra clan has helped create a more conducive environment for progressive change – especially in the capital, Bangkok.

The biggest challenge facing the young leader is the perception that she will serve as a mere proxy for her father Thaksin Shinawatra.

The 37-year-old will become the youngest PM in Thailand's history, and the third member of her family to lead the country.

The Constitutional Court's unseating of Srettha Thavisin has once again plunged the country into political uncertainty.

The three cases could end with the removal of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office and the dissolution of the country's most popular party.

The case against the 74-year-old suggests that there are limits to the political compact that allowed his return from self-exile last year.

Three high-profile political court cases threaten to push the country into a new cycle of domestic political conflict.

The pact between Thaksin's camp and the royalist establishment, which allowed the former leader to return from self-exile last year, may be starting to fray.

Military-appointed senators are seeking Srettha Thavisin's removal from office after he appointed a minister with a past conviction for bribery.

As expected, the newly rehabilitated former prime minister is again flaunting his political influence – to Thailand's detriment.

The former leader met officials from the opposition National Unity Government and a number of ethnic armed groups during recent trips to northern Thailand.

The rift between Thaksin and the establishment finally appears to have been resolved. This compromise not only fails to address any of Thailand’s past mistakes, but it actually repeats them.

Thaksin Shinawatra's quasi-official reception will do little to damp down rumors that he remains the real power behind the Pheu Thai-led government.