More power to the family — how Shinawatra loyalists are back in corridors of power after 9 years
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The Shinawatra family has returned to power after a nine-year hiatus following the May 2014 military coup that deposed the Yingluck Shinawatra government.
Leadership crisis in Pheu Thai sparks rumours of 'secret deal' for return of exiled Shinawatras
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2020
The resignation of top Pheu Thai executives in the last couple of days has bred speculation among some observers of a secret political deal to facilitate the return of former prime ministers Thaksin Shinawatra and Yingluck Shinawatra who are living abroad in exile.
The Shinawatras and the global diplomatic merry-go-round
TUESDAY, AUGUST 07, 2018
You don’t need a doctorate to think up the most effective test question for future students of diplomacy – you only need to be Thai. Mine is this: “As the foreign minister of another country, how would you handle the Shinawatra situation if Thailand requested Thaksin’s or Yingluck’s extradition?”
Critics of the controversial charter draft call it a dinosaur. While the neutrals should reserve judgement, the allusion to prehistoric times makes sense. The difference, however, is that while the real dinosaurs were killed off by a catastrophic event so