Thaksin Shinawatra

‘Money being thrown around to buy votes’ in election: Voters in Thailand want more than just handouts

MWCurtain - Benjaporn Maigate 55 years old with her son Thitikarn maigate 29years old running a street food stall in Chiang Rai

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Family affair: Thailand’s waning Shinawatra dynasty still election kingmaker

A Thai woman rides a bicycle past an election campaign poster of Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat.

Thai parties tap nationalist mood as Cambodia clashes roil rural voters

Nationalist sentiment has surged across Thailand, after a perception that the Pheu Thai-led administration’s handling of a border crisis led to the worst fighting with Cambodia in decades, killing 149 people.

Jailed Thai former PM Thaksin may be eligible for parole in May

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra may be considered for early release after having served two-thirds of his sentence.

Thaksin eligible for parole in May, says Corrections Department official

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been serving a one-year sentence since Sept 9.

Nephew of former Thai premier Thaksin faces balancing act to win over electorate

Pheu Thai Party’s top candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat is “very confident” that he can close the gap between Thailand and its South-east Asian neighbours.

With Thaksin jailed, Thailand’s Pheu Thai turns to nephew in poll fight back

Associate Professor Yodchanan Wongsawat, the nephew and son of former prime ministers, is Pheu Thai’s leading candidate for the top job in the Feb 8 general election.

Thaksin-backed party picks another family member as Thai PM candidate

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's family has nominated another member of the dynastry as prime minister candidate in the election expected to be held in early 2026.

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Thailand’s snap poll set to boost odds for PM Anutin, but risks loom

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul greets his cabinet on the day he speaks to members of the media to announce the dissolution of parliament at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, December 12, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Former Thai PM Paetongtarn steps back from politics, says Thaksin under stress in prison

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra poses with his daughter Thailand's sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra as they arrive at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on September 9, 2025, ahead of a ruling on whether he properly served a prison term in 2023. Thailand's recently removed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resigned on October 22, 2025 as leader of the party founded by her father, ex-premier Thaksin, signaling the potential end of the family's decades-long political dynasty. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

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