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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Chinese President Xi Jinping was pleased with Thailand’s stance against legalising casinos, and the Chinese government will encourage more Chinese tourists to visit the country.

Dynasties are central to south-east Asian politics as parties are weak, patronage is entrenched and family names are the most durable political brands. But they also face persistent difficulties. Heirs inherit office without real authority, patriarchs refuse to step aside and rivals – whether other families or powerful institutions –…

Case centred on claims that he had not properly served a sentence for corruption and abuse of power, which was handed down in 2023

Influential Thai ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra landed back home on Monday ahead of a scheduled watershed ruling by the kingdom's top court which may see him jailed.

Businessman and veteran politician vows to perform his duties ‘with honesty and righteousness’ amid political turmoil.

Thai tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul took office as prime minister on Sunday, with the cannabis-championing conservative ousting the nation's dominant political dynasty and setting course for elections early next year.

Anutin Charnvirakul voted in by parliament after promising election in four months, as Thaksin Shinawatra jets out

New prime minister Anutin’s Bhumjaithai party is known as ‘the quintessential power broker’

Thai politics is often chaotic. But this past week has been especially tumultuous, even by Thailand’s standards.