Abhisit Vejjajiva

Yingluck Shinawatra has become politically turbulent Thailand’s first female prime minister after Parliament endorsed her crushing election victory.

Thailand’s premier easily survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote Wednesday over his handling of deadly street protests.

Thailand picked up the pieces on Friday after violence triggered by a crackdown on anti-government protests, as the focus swung to recovery.

As Thai troops staged a bloody operation to disperse red shirt protesters on Wednesday, thousands of demonstrators in a fortified camp appeared calm.

Bangkok braced on Sunday for more unrest a day after the Thai government rejected a peace overture from demonstrators.

Thailand’s anti-government protesters on Wednesday started to congregate at a ritzy Bangkok shopping district, preparing for a "final battleground".

Thai "red shirt" protesters on Tuesday threatened to march on an army barracks where Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been based.

Thai "red shirt" protesters on Sunday ruled out negotiations with the government and said they would not give up their fight for early elections.

Protesters pressed ahead with a rally in Bangkok on Tuesday, some expressing frustration that protests had failed to force elections.

Tens of thousands of protesters pressed ahead with a rally on Monday after Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rebuffed their demand for elections.

More than 100 000 protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday and gave Thailand’s government an ultimatum to call elections within 24 hours.

Thailand’s premier urged lawmakers on Wednesday to resolve a seemingly intractable political crisis in a debate on constitutional reforms.

Thailand revoked the passport of Thaksin Shinawatra on Wednesday, escalating a campaign against the fugitive former premier and his allies for alleged

Anti-government protesters began streaming out of the grounds of Government House in Bangkok on Tuesday, ending a siege of the prime minister’s office

Thai protesters disrupted a summit of Asian leaders on Friday, forcing their campaign to topple Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva into the spotlight.