Trump, Cambodia and Thailand
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The border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, which had previously flared up in July, resumed on December 7. More than 20 people, including four Thai and 11 Cambodian civilians, have reportedly been killed in the resumed hostilities since then. Half a million more people have been evacuated from border areas across both countries.
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has obtained royal permission to dissolve Parliament, paving the way for general elections next year. The elections for the House of Representatives are anticipated 45 to 60 days post-dissolution,
Saxophonist, occasional pilot and heir to a construction fortune, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul led a short-lived coalition government marked by conflict with Cambodia.
Thailand has once again been shunted into a period of political uncertainty, after the Constitutional Court’s decision on Tuesday to suspend Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra while it investigates her conduct in a leaked call with Cambodia’s former ...
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has decided to dissolve the parliament, speeding up the timeline for elections, amidst political and border instability. This move arises from conflicts with the opposition and is set against a backdrop of military tensions with Cambodia.
(Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s turbulent politics took a breather on Friday with the selection of the country’s third prime minister since 2023, but the developments also hint at further drama ahead. Anutin Charnvirakul, a conservative politician with ...
Thailand's lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles to fill a power vacuum following the dismissal of the prime minister by the Constitutional Court. The ...
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra testified in court on Wednesday, seeking to defend himself against royal defamation charges in a watershed case for his faltering political dynasty. Thaksin faces up to 15 years in prison if he is convicted in ...
BANGKOK (AP) — Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire former prime minister of Thailand, remains one of the country’s most influential and controversial figures nearly two decades after being ousted in a 2006 military coup. His political journey, marked ...