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Thai PM defends appointing airport siege leader

Thai premier on Tuesday defended his decision to appoint as adviser to government a member of a group that was behind a siege of Bangkok’s airports.

Thai protesters lift airport siege, flight lands

Anti-government protesters lifted their blockade of Bangkok’s main airport on Wednesday, raising the hopes of 230 000 stranded tourists.

Court orders Thai PM to resign over TV cooking show

A Thai court on Tuesday ordered Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to resign for accepting payments for hosting TV cooking shows.

Thaksin returns to Thailand to cheers, tears

Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra made an emotional return from exile on Thursday, swearing to stay out of politics despite a widespread belief he would run the…

Thailand braces for ousted leader’s return

Thailand, trying to recover from two years of political turmoil, braced for the return of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from nearly 18 months in exile on Thursday,…

Thaksin ally elected as new Thai prime minister

Thai lawmakers elected Samak Sundaravej, an ally of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, as the nation’s new Prime Minister on Monday, restoring civilian leadership after 16…

Thaksin vows to return to Thailand

Deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday he wanted to return to Thailand in February, as he called for reconciliation with the military following weekend elections.…

Pro-Thaksin victory puts Thai army on back foot

The party backing ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily won the most seats in Sunday’s election, a stunning rejection of the coup which booted out the telecoms…