A doctor from the Police General Hospital told a court on Friday that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra could have been returned to the Corrections Department hospital shortly after initial ...

Thaksin and Paetongtarn’s legal battles could reach a verdict in August, with implications for Thai politics, including ...

A Thai criminal court is expected to deliver its verdict next month in a royal defamation case against former Prime Minister ...

The case is just one of a handful of legal complaints that threaten to end the influence of the Shinawatra family in Thai politics.

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra testified in court on Wednesday, seeking to defend himself against royal ...

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to testify in court on Wednesday, seeking to defend himself against ...

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. That is pending an ethics investigation over accusations that she was too deferential to a senior Cambodian ...

Ms Paetongtarn’s tycoon father, Thaksin Shinawatra, was removed in a coup in 2006. Her aunt, Yingluck Shinawatra, was ousted by the courts in 2014; a coup ensued two weeks later.

The political instability could affect Thailand’s efforts to revive its economy, which is currently facing weak tourism numbers and looming tariffs.

Phumtham is considered a loyal lieutenant to the suspended Paetongtarn and her father Thaksin Shinawatra, the powerful patriarch of a dynasty which has dominated Thai 21st-century politics.