Prayut takes Srettha on a tour of prime minister’s office
Outgoing PM Prayut also took his successor on a tour of the premises, including the Thai Khufah Building, which houses the prime minister’s office, and the Bhakdi Bodin…
Prayut bids farewell to Defence Council, plans ‘some rest’ after leaving office
When asked by reporters what he would do after vacating his office, outgoing prime minister Prayut said he would “take some rest”.
New Thai PM Srettha takes office, vows four years of change
The appointment of former property mogul Srettha Thavisin ends months of political deadlock following May’s general election.
Srettha gets royal endorsement as prime minister
The former real-estate tycoon garnered 482 votes for the PM’s post at the joint parliamentary sitting on Tuesday.
Prayut congratulates Srettha, reckons new Cabinet will be ready soon
After congratulating his successor, Outgoing Prime Minister Prayut said his Cabinet will officially end its duties once the new Cabinet is royally endorsed and sworn in.
No aircon but specialist care for Thaksin, says Police Hospital chief
Pol Lt-General Soponrat Singhajaru, the hospital’s director-general, denied that Thaksin had been placed in a VIP ward.
Thailand’s new PM Srettha Thavisin: A political novice who brings business acumen to the job
The 61-year-old, who has little political experience, is set to head an intended government coalition of populists and pro-military parties in South-east Asia’s second-largest…
Pheu Thai’s Srettha wins PM post by large majority
After hours of debate, the former real-estate tycoon received 482 votes in the joint parliamentary sitting on Tuesday, far higher than the required 374 votes.
Move Forward vows to continue pushing for progressive laws as the opposition
Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat said on social media after the PM election that the Pheu Thai-led government could not create change in the society, and it was against the…
Thaksin diagnosed with four co-morbidities, under close watch in prison hospital
Thaksin was taken to the Bangkok Remand Prison immediately after he was read his jail sentences in three convictions by the Supreme Court earlier in the day.