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Thailand Braces for Crisis as Trials and Protests Loom
- Thailand is entering a period of intense political instability as former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to begin a lese-majeste trial in Bangkok on June 27, 2025.
- The trial stems from a 2015 South Korean newspaper interview and follows Thaksin's August 2023 return after 15 years abroad and a reduced jail sentence for graft.
- Simultaneously, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faces calls to resign amid a coalition split after a leaked phone call with Cambodian leader Hun Sen caused political backlash.
- Critics demand transparency over Thaksin's extended hospital stay and question possible favoritism involving Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee, with a Supreme Court hearing set for June 13.
- This crisis highlights a 25-year conflict between conservative, pro-military elites and the Shinawatra family, sparking speculation of another military intervention to remove Paetongtarn.
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New petitions over ex-PM Thaksin's hospital stay
Pressure is mounting on the government over former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's prolonged stay at the Police General Hospital (PGH), with critics demanding transparency and accountability from both state officials and political leaders involved in the matter.
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayThailand teeters on edge as Thaksin trial, PM ouster threat stir political storm
BANGKOK, June 27 — Thailand’s controversial ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra goes on trial for lese-majeste next week with the kingdom teetering on the brink of political chaos, as his daughter faces being sacked as prime minister and activists threaten mass protests. South-east Asia’s second-biggest economy looks set for a new round of the turmoil that has periodically gripped it over the last two decades as conservative forces renew their long-ru…
Channel News Asia
Thailand braces for crisis as trials and protests loom
BANGKOK: Thailand's controversial ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra goes on trial for lese-majeste next week with the kingdom teetering on the brink of political chaos, as his daughter faces being sacked as prime minister and activists threaten mass protests. Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy looks set f
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