Thai Junta Leader Confirms Fugitive Former PM Yingluck Is in Dubai

... led the coup, said Thailand would pursue Yingluck through ... home. The power struggle between Thailand's establishment - which includes ... the Shinawatras has dominated Thai politics for over a decade. ... she won't engage in politics," Prawit said. The ruling ...

Thai Court Sentences Fugitive Former PM Yingluck to 5 Years in Jail

Bangkok. Thailand's Supreme Court sentenced former ... Thai politics have been dominated by a power struggle between Thailand's ...

Thai Junta Leader, Backers Fuel Suspicions of Plans to Stay in Power

... decade. Political activities in Thailand have been suspended since ... power. Cremation and Coronation Politics will not resume until ... serve another term. Although Thailand's economic growth lags ... however. Although neither of Thailand's two main political parties ...

Thailand Approves $2.2 Bln in Help for Rice Farmers

Bangkok. Thailand's government on Friday (01/ ... . Thailand's staple food has long been a factor in its politics ... the Knowledge Network Institute of Thailand who is critical of subsidies ... tonne, its lowest since April. Thailand's main rice-growing areas ...

Thailand's Thaksin Breaks Silence to Cite Tyranny in 'Name of Justice'

Bangkok. Thailand's former prime minister ... in 2014, disappeared from Thailand last week, shortly before ... 'Persecution' Thaksin re-shaped Thai politics after a building business empire ... . Aides say Yingluck left Thailand after getting information that she ...

Yingluck's Flight Provides Thai Junta Welcome Way Out

... movement that has dominated Thai politics for a generation leaderless ... 50, had been banned from politics for five years by the ... she would not become Thailand's version of neighboring ... Naresuan University in the northern Thailand. "Other Puea Thai leaders ...

Thailand's Ex-PM Yingluck Flees to Dubai: Senior Party Members

Bangkok. Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck ... Party sources said Yingluck left Thailand last week and flew via ... the Shinawatras have dominated Thai politics, winning every general election since ...

Thai Junta Seeks Yingluck's Arrest as Former PM Skips Court Verdict

... whose family has dominated Thai politics for more than 15 years ... popular with farmers but left Thailand with huge rice stockpiles and ... to-government rice deals between Thailand and China in 2013. ... because she was banned from politics for five years in 2015 ...

A Guilty Verdict for Thailand's Yingluck May Stoke Anger but Military Firmly in Charge

... a hallmark of antagonistic Thai politics over the past decade or ... distorted world prices and lost Thailand its crown as the world ... 2015, and banned her from politics for five years, for failing ... have an impact on Thai politics," Trakool told Reuters. "This ...

Thai Q2 GDP Growth Fastest in Over 4 Years, Caps Strong Quarter for Southeast Asia

... farm output also helped Thailand's growth beat market ... client note. Political Uncertainty? Thailand's economic growth has lagged ... ," Capital Economics' Leather said. Politics is also a risk factor ... an additional headwind to Thailand's export-driven economy ...