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Tag: Prem Tinsulanonda

Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Statesman’s death ends a royal era in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin May 26, 2019February 18, 2020

Thailand’s top monarchal advisor Prem Tinsulanonda, 98, died in a Bangkok hospital of heart failure on May 26, a death that will inevitably diminish the influence and power of the 16-member royal advisory Privy Council. Prem, a former prime minister and army commander, served as president of the Privy Council under both recently deceased King […]

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
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand

Thailand: will they stay or will they go?

by Shawn W. Crispin December 31, 2017February 18, 2020
Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun is seen on his way out from the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, December 2, 2016.  Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Thai king appoints new members to royal council

by Reuters December 6, 2016February 18, 2020
This handout picture taken by Government House on January 19, 2012 shows Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R) talking with General Prem Tinsulanonda (L), President of the Privy Council, during a gala dinner on the occasion of the Royal Thai Army Day at the Thai Army Club in Bangkok. AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Thailand

Who is Thailand’s 96-year-old regent?

by Agence France-Presse October 17, 2016February 18, 2020

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