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LGBTQ Thai Ghost Story Turns Political In Cannes

Film director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke felt Thailand's popular gay cinema needed to branch out and do more politics, so he enlisted one of the country's top influencers to help.

International Business Times

Two doctors face suspension in Thaksin hospital case

The Medical Council of Thailand has said it plans to suspend two doctors and issue a warning to a third after concluding that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was not critically ill, which had been cited as the reason for him to serve his prison sentence in a hospital.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar's military leader is in Thailand for talks on earthquake relief

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the leader of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, have visited the Thai capital for diplomatic talks widely assumed to focus on efforts to restore peace in war-torn Myanmar

The Independent UK

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Thai Prime Minister survives a challenge by rivals who say her father is pulling the strings

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra easily survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament following a two-day debate in which rivals charged that she has mismanaged the country and let her father, a former prime minister, control her administration

The Independent UK

PM asked if she lied about her father's 'serious illness'

An opposition MP has said that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra told reporters her father Thaksin was healthy just two days before he returned to Thailand, and questioned why he was then

Bangkok Post

Thailand's prime minister faces a no-confidence vote over alleged influence by her father

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing a no-confidence motion in parliament as the opposition alleges she is being unduly influenced by her father, a former prime minister, and is mismanaging the country

The Independent UK

Thaksin asks Naomi Campbell to help turn Thais into supermodels

Supermodel Naomi Campbell will visit Thailand next month to offer advice to Thaksin Shinawatra on his idea to groom Thais to be models, the former Thai prime minister has said.

Bangkok Post

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Thaksin under fire for racist comments

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Thai prime minister declares £324m in assets including 217 designer handbags

Paetongtarn Shinawatra made required wealth declaration to national anti-corruption commission

The Guardian - UK

Thailand’s new prime minister inherits a $14 billion cash handout problem and a sluggish economy

Thailand’s economy isn’t growing as fast as its peers.

Fortune

Thailand’s youngest ever prime minister: a new veneer for old power structures

On 16 August, Thailand elected its youngest-ever prime minister, the 38-year-old Paetongtarn “Ing” Shinawatra. The daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a dominant and controversial figure in Thai politics, Paetongtarn has led the Pheu Thai (For Thais) party, Thailand’s second-largest party, since 2023.

The Conversation

Sven-Goran Eriksson: The surprisingly colourful Swede who became England's first foreign manager

Former coach has died aged 76

Evening Standard

From Working In McDonalds To Thailand's Youngest Prime Minister: Meet Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand's youngest Prime Minister, has risen from working at McDonald's to leading the nation with a commitment to economic reform and political continuity.

International Business Times UK

Who is Paetongtarn Shinawatra? Thai parliament votes for past prime minister's daughter as PM

The 37-year-old only entered politics in 2021 and is already seen as the puppet of her powerful family

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The Conversation

Thailand’s democracy has taken another hit, but the country’s progressive forces won’t be stopped

After two tumultuous weeks in Thai politics, the country has a new prime minister and new opposition party in parliament. The sweeping changes have demonstrated yet again the power of the Constitutional Court over Thailand’s fragile democratic institutions.

Al Jazeera

Thailand’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra sworn in as PM after royal sign-off

The economy in the divided country will be the new young leader’s ‘bread and butter’ issue, analysts say.

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Thailand's Parliament Elects Paetongtarn Shinawatra As Prime Minister

Paetongtarn Shinawatra set to become Thailand's next prime minister, succeeding her aunt Yingluck. Political landscape in flux.

Evening Standard

Paetongtarn Shinawatra: Daughter of ex-PM becomes youngest ever Thai leader

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes country’s youngest-ever leader at 37

The Guardian - UK

Little experience and a lot on her plate: who is Thailand’s new prime minister?

Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the fourth member of her family to lead Thailand, but she faces a country that has moved on from her father’s era

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