Thaksin Shinawatra

It is the latest blow to the former Prime Minister, whom the Supreme Court had ordered in September to serve one year in jail to complete a prison sentence handed down in 2023 over corruption and abuse of power charges.

The court found that the ex-premiere Thaksin Shinawatra's stay in a hospital for a purported severe illness was unlawful and can't be counted as fulfillment of an earlier prison sentence. 

Anutin Charnivirakul, 58, won after getting 311 votes from lawmakers, beating rival Chaikasem Nitisiri of the Pheu Thai Party, which is backed by former leader Thaksin Shinawatra.

Billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra's sudden departure comes as the Thai parliament is set to pick a new Prime Minister to replace his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was removed from the top job by the Constitutional Court last week.

The court found that the comments she made criticizing a Thai army commander during a call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen in June violated ethical standards and undermined the Prime Minister’s office.

Thai stocks and the baht gained Tuesday as the Constitutional Court’s move to suspend Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra sparked optimism that political tensions would subside.

The fund, which will manage more than $900 billion of Indonesian state-owned assets, was created to invest across strategic industries to boost the country's economic growth.

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra would like the government to reduce Thailand’s personal income tax rate to help stimulate the economy that has lagged the growth of its ASEAN neighbors.

Thailand's junta seized power three years ago but still fears former Prime Ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra. The vainglorious dictator, Prayuth Chan-ocha, staged a show trial of Yingluck and has violated his pledge to restore democracy. But critics, even children, face jail and reeducation.

A confusing jumble of street protests has returned to Thailand's politics, but that might be masking a more alarming story. The protests were triggered by an abortive effort to push an amnesty bill through parliament that apparently would have had two seemingly contradictory aims: Allow the former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra [...]

Thaksin Shinawatra during his premiership. (Photo: Wikipedia) What follows is an abridged transcript of a Forbes interview with Thaksin Shinawatra in Dubai on Oct. 23, 2012: Q.  How have you been spending your time? Thaksin: Most of the time I travel, meeting old friends, strengthening the relationship between Thailand and nations. We [...]

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva talks about nuclear power, the separatists, Cambodia, censorship, Thaksin Shinawatra--and why he's calling new elections.

Thaksin Shinawatra lost $1.4 billion today but not all the news was bad.

An Abu Dhabi sheikh purchases a football team from Thaksin Shinawatra. Can money buy success?

Tuesday's bloodless coup in Thailand brought the divisive premiership of Thaksin Shinawatra to an abrupt end.

Don't discount Thailand's incoming prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra. It could be time to buy.