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Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia

Tag: Thaksin Shinawatra

Posted inThailand

The exceptional staying power of old soldier Prayut

by Shawn W. Crispin December 15, 2021December 23, 2021

BANGKOK – On one front, a student protest movement that once looked like an existential threat to the brass and crown has been squeezed and tamed into political submission. On another, outrage over the government’s perceived as corrupt bumbling in procuring sufficient Covid-19 vaccines has waned as the kingdom enters a vaccinated immunity sweet spot […]

Posted inThailand

Royal reform call not all that it seems in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin September 21, 2020September 24, 2020
Posted inThailand

Covid-19 gives Prayut new political life in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin August 3, 2020June 13, 2021
Posted inAT+

Cockpit view of Thai Airways’ state-steered collapse

by Peter Janssen June 3, 2020June 15, 2020
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Couple’s raunchy wedding video sets tongues wagging

by Ben Kwok March 26, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Shadow of uncertainty falls over Thai polls

by Shawn W. Crispin March 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Thailand on edge of a shock election result

by Shawn W. Crispin March 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Why Prayut loses but wins Thailand’s polls

by Shawn W. Crispin March 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Populism back in vogue in electoral Thailand

by Peter Janssen March 21, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China

Thailand’s Thaksin causes a storm in Hong Kong

by Frank Chen March 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Pro-Thaksin party dissolved ahead of Thai polls

by Shawn W. Crispin March 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance

Royal interventions rock and roil Thai politics

by Annabella Roberts February 10, 2019February 18, 2020
Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn is seen paying respects at the statue of King Rama I after signing the military-backed constitution in Bangkok on April 6, 2017. His formal coronation is due to be held on May 4.Photo: AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Royal interventions rock and roil Thai politics

by Shawn W. Crispin February 9, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Princess versus dictator at Thai polls

by Shawn W. Crispin February 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Hints of a royal election deal in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin February 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Royal decree eases Thai election risk

by Shawn W. Crispin January 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, July 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Thailand’s exiled Shinawatras making waves abroad

by Shawn W. Crispin January 9, 2019February 18, 2020
A Thai pro-democracy activist uses a placard showing a caricature depicting Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to shield himself from the sun in Bangkok, Thailand May 5, 2018. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Anusak Laowilas
Posted inAT Finance, Laos, Thailand

New clouds gather on Thailand’s electoral horizon

by Shawn W. Crispin January 4, 2019February 18, 2020
Thailand's junta number two Prawit Wongsuwan covers his eyes, displaying a watch he is wearing, during a photo call with other members of a new cabinet in Bangkok.
Photo: AFP/ Krit Phromsakla Na Sakolnakorn
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Thailand

Against ‘Rolex General,’ Thai anti-graft body bent over backward

by Chavalit Likitvivatanavong January 4, 2019January 4, 2019
Thailand's army chief General Apirat Kongsompong. Photo: Bangkok Post/ Pornprom Satrabhaya / via AFP
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Thailand

Coup warning by new army chief casts cloud over Thai election

by Richard S Ehrlich October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

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