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Dynasties still dominate south-east Asian politics – in democracies and more authoritarian systems

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 –…

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Thailand's king endorses new Cabinet led by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

Thailand's king has endorsed a new Cabinet led by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

The Independent UK

Thaksin in good spirits in prison with 15,000 baht for expenses

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in good spirits when his daughters visited him and gave him 15,000 baht for his spending at Bangkok

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Thailand’s politically influential Shinawatra family is fading from centre stage – for now

In the space of just three weeks, the Shinawatra family has suffered a succession of blows that threaten to undo its more than two decades at the top of Thai politics. The first blow came in late August when the constitutional court removed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from premiership for ethical misconduct.

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Thailand’s powerful former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to serve one more year in prison

Thaksin’s daughter says she is ‘worried’ for him

The Independent UK

Thaksin Shinawatra jailed by Thailand supreme court for one year in major blow to former prime minister

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

The Guardian - UK

Thai Ex-PM Thaksin Lands In Bangkok Ahead Of Crucial Court Date

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.

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Anutin Charnvirakul takes office as Thailand PM after royal endorsement

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

Al Jazeera

Thai Cannabis-championing Tycoon Takes Office As PM

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.

International Business Times

Tycoon who led push to decriminalise cannabis becomes Thai PM

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

The Guardian - UK

Who is Thailand’s new prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul?

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

The Independent UK

Thailand has another new prime minister and an opening for progress. But will anything change?

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

The Conversation

Thai parliament elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister

The vote is a major blow to the Shinawatra clan, a mainstay of Thai politics for the past two decades.

Al Jazeera

Thailand’s ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra suddenly leaves country ahead of court ruling

Police say the 76-year-old billionaire boarded a private jet from Don Mueang airport

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Thai Tycoon Leads Pack As Parliament Votes For New PM

Thailand's parliament is set Friday to vote in a right-wing tycoon as prime minister, ousting the nation's dominant political dynasty from office after their leader was sacked by court order.

The Independent UK

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin makes surprise departure ahead of a risky court ruling

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has made a sudden and surprising departure from the country just five days before a court ruling that could lead to him being sent to prison

International Business Times

Sax-playing Pilot Anutin Plots Path To Thai Premiership

Saxophonist, occasional pilot and heir to a construction fortune, Anutin Charnvirakul was once banned from politics but is now the leading candidate to become Thailand's next prime minister.

Al Jazeera

Thailand’s acting PM moves to dissolve parliament amid leadership bid

Move comes days after Thai court removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office.

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The Guardian - UK

Thailand tycoon who championed cannabis laws takes lead in race for PM

Anutin Charnvirakul gets main opposition party’s conditional backing to form interim government

International Business Times

Acting Thai Government Moves To Dissolve Parliament

Thailand's acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said Wednesday, after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate to lead the country.

International Business Times

Five Thai PM Candidates Vie To Fill Power Vacuum

With Thailand's prime minister sacked by court order, would-be successors are waging backroom campaigns to secure their rise to the kingdom's top office.

Euronews

Thai court sacks prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader

The decision ends the term of the nation’s youngest prime minister and delivers the latest blow to the powerful Shinawatra political dynasty that has dominated Thai politics for more than two decades.

International Business Times

Thailand Power Vacuum Will 'Not Affect' Border Security: Defence Ministry

Thailand's lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles to fill a power vacuum following the dismissal of the prime minister by the Constitutional Court.

The Independent UK

Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for violating ethics rules in a phone call with a Cambodian official

The Independent UK

Thailand’s embattled prime minister has been dismissed. What happens now?

The court ruling opens the door to a flurry of deal-making

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