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Court extends Thaksin lese majeste appeal deadline to October 22

September 22, 2025

The Court of Appeal has granted the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) an extension until October 22 to file an appeal in the lese majeste case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Rise and Fall of Thaksin Shinawatra

September 20, 2025

Once one of Thailand’s most powerful men, Thaksin now faces a tough road, and his family’s political future is unclear.

Nuttaphong Kunakornwong: Thaksin’s Son-in-Law, Pheu Thai’s Next Leader?

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025

There are reports from the Pheu Thai Party suggesting that Nuttaphong Kunakornwong, husband of Pintongta Shinawatra, may be considered as the next prime ministerial candidate. This move is seen as an attempt by Pheu Thai to find a new leader from the Shinawatra family to continue the legacy and maintain political power.

Shinawatra Clan Pledges to Fight On With Pheu Thai

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025

Thaksin's ex-wife, Khunying Potjaman, rallies MPs with a simple message of defiance, signalling the family's full commitment to the party

Thaksin in good spirits, says he misses his grandchildren after family visit

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra appeared in better spirits after his family and lawyer visited him at Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok on Monday.

In Thailand’s rural heartland, former Thaksin loyalists count cost of nation’s ‘lost decades’

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2025

For the past two decades, Thailand’s north-east rural heartland has been an electoral stronghold for Thaksin Shinawatra, delivering staunch support for the billionaire businessman’s brand of populist politics – even in his absence.

Paetongtarn and Lawyer to Visit Thaksin in Prison

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025

Paetongtarn Shinawatra and lawyer Winyat Chartmontri prepare for a visit on Monday after the former prime minister completes his quarantine

Thai prison department plans to assign Thaksin as language teacher

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025

The Department of Corrections is considering assigning former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as a language teacher within the prison system.

Thaksin remains in quarantine unit, complies with prison regulations

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025

The latest updates from Klong Prem Central Prison on Wednesday, following the transfer of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from Bangkok Remand Prison on Tuesday evening, reveal that he is fully complying with prison regulations.

Anutin, Thaksin and Prayut dominate online debate as calls grow for House dissolution

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025

Thailand’s political scene has dominated online conversations in recent weeks, with prime ministerial candidates, demands for a House dissolution, and widespread disillusionment with politics driving debate.

Thaksin moved to Klong Prem Central Prison to begin one-year sentence

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2025

On Tuesday (September 9) at 5.10pm, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred by a Department of Corrections convoy from Bangkok Remand Prison to Klong Prem Central Prison to serve a one-year prison sentence.

Background of Thaksin’s three major cases that led to his one-year prison sentence