Power vacuum in Thailand: Acting PM moves to dissolve parliament; opposition demands fresh elections

Thailand Acting PM Phumtham Wechayachai (Image: X/Phumtham Wechayachai) Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has moved to dissolve parliament, the ruling party said on Wednesday. This comes after the largest opposition bloc announced its support for a rival candidate for the top office.Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was ousted last week by the Constitutional Court, creating […]

Thailand PM removed: Cambodia border row at core; political crisis ahead?

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet from office over her role in a border dispute with Cambodia.The court’s nine judges said Paetongtarn failed to meet the ethical standards expected of a prime minister. Their decision was based on a leaked phone call from June, where she was heard […]

Behind deadly clashes, a bitter spat between 2 dynastic leaders

SURIN PROVINCE, THAILAND: After his daughter was sidelined from political office by a damaging phone call with Cambodia’s leader this month, Thai power broker Thaksin Shinawatra broke his silence to a roomful of politicians and journalists. He had a stunning message to deliver: His decades-long relationship with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen was over. “I used […]