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Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn lights a candle at a sacred ceremony in a file photo. His formal coronation is due to be held in early May. Photo: Facebook

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A lighter royal touch for Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin October 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping reach to shake hands in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Pool

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China can’t always get what it wants in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

資料圖片：泰國民主黨領袖兼前總理阿披實在2016年向媒體發表講話。相片：AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha

AT Finance, Thailand

阿披實指泰國應有比軍方統治更好的方式

by Shawn W. Crispin August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Thailand's Democrat Party leader and ex-Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks to the press in a 2016 file photo. Photo: AFP/Lillian Suwanrumpha

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Abhisit says Thais deserve better than military rule

by Shawn W. Crispin August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Peua Thai politician and former deputy premier Pongthep Kanchanathep in a file photo. Photo: Flickr

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Peua Thai to Prayut: ‘If you’re so popular, hold elections now’

by Shawn W. Crispin August 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha in Paris on June 25, 2018. Photo: AFP/Eric Piermont

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Thailand’s Prayut running on a false sense of security

by Shawn W. Crispin August 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A supporter of deposed former Thai premiers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra holds a small heart-shaped placard with their pictures. Photo: AFP/ Nicolas Asfouri

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Thai junta dreams of a ‘Thaksin-free’ election

by Shawn W. Crispin June 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Senator Antonio 'Sonny' Trillanes in a May 5, 2016 file photo. Photo: AFP/Noel Celis

The man who keeps Duterte up at night

by Shawn W. Crispin May 18, 2018July 19, 2021

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures during a news conference after a weekly cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, January 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

Blind spots in Prayuth’s election promise

by Shawn W. Crispin March 2, 2018October 2, 2022

从地图可见，透过开辟克拉地峡可打造新的东西方运输航程。相片：Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Thailand

一个人，一项计划，一条运河…泰国？

by Shawn W. Crispin January 31, 2018February 18, 2020

A map of the potential new East-West shipping route that would be opened by a potential Thai canal through the country's Kra isthmus. Image: Wikimedia

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A man, a plan, a canal…Thailand?

by Shawn W. Crispin January 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnam Communist Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong gestures as he waits for deputies to join him on the podium for a group photo at the end of the final meeting of the outgoing parliament in Hanoi on April 12, 2016.Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

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Is Vietnam’s purge spinning out of control?

by Shawn W. Crispin January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

رئيس الوزراء التايلاندي «برايوث تشان أوتشا» (يمينًا)، ونائب رئيس الوزراء ووزير الدفاع «براويت ونجسوان» قبل اجتماع الحكومة اﻷسبوعي في مقر الحكومة في بانكوك في 4 يناير 2017. صورة: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand

Thailand: will they stay or will they go?

by Shawn W. Crispin December 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn (C) in a sacred funeral procession for his father, late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok on October 26, 2017.
Photo: AFP/Anthony Wallace

AT Finance, Thailand

How stable is post-cremation Thailand?

by Shawn W. Crispin December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

The Great Victory Royal Chariot is pulled during a funeral rehearsal for late Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Middle East, Thailand, World

New reign rally for Thai stocks?

by Shawn W. Crispin October 18, 2017February 18, 2020

A 'Red Shirt' supporter holds a picture of of ousted former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra while waiting for the verdict in a negligence trial involving Yingluck at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, September 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Middle East, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Yingluck’s conviction resets Thailand’s politics

by Shawn W. Crispin September 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Then Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is given a briefing on various weaponry by then army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha during a visit to the army headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, 14 December 2011. Photo: Bangkok Post via AFP/Chanat Katanyu

AT Finance, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, Thailand

Yingluck’s flight reinforces Thai military rule

by Shawn W. Crispin September 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha presiding over a mass pledge of allegiance to the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a ceremony at Government House in Bangkok. Photo: AFP/ Thai Royal Bureau

AT Finance, Thailand

Thailand’s elections fall from view

by Shawn W. Crispin June 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Trump on a telephone before playing a round of golf in a 2013 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Innerarity

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Will Southeast Asia answer Trump’s call?

by David Hutt and Shawn W. Crispin May 6, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump has promised to "drain the swamp" of Washington's politics-as-usual but his inability to fill top Asia specialist positions has led to choppy policy signals toward the region. Photo: Getty Images

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Pretty vacant: Trump’s Asia team

by Richard Javad Heydarian and Shawn W. Crispin April 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a news conference after a weekly cabinet meeting to announce that then Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn would ascend to the throne after revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away, at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, November 29, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha

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Thai Prime Minister Prayuth’s grip starting to slip

by Shawn W. Crispin March 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Bank of Thailand (BoT) officials arrange Thai baht bills onto ceremonious money trees. Thai companies and individuals are increasingly sending their capital overseas despite government measures to attract more private investment. Photo: AFP/ Pornchai Wittikongsakul

AT Finance, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

As public spending is pumped up, capital flees from Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin February 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha speaks to the media after a cabinet meeting in Bangkok on October 18, 2016. Photo: AFP/ DailyNews

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Corruption report stains Prayuth’s clean hands

by Shawn W. Crispin January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk past a portrait of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at a department store in central Bangkok, Thailand, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Germany, Thailand, World

New reign takes hold in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin January 25, 2017February 18, 2020

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