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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-political-crisis-looms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #thaksinshinawatra #paetongtarnshinawatra

Thailand's Bhumjaithai party, which left the ruling coalition last week, said it will seek a parliamentary no confidence vote against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinwatra and her Cabinet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-prime-minster-no-confidence-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #paetongtarnshinawatra #hunsen

Thailand announced a raft of security and trade measures to cripple transnational crime syndicates in Cambodia as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra seeks an upper hand in a simmering border dispute with its neighbor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-cambodia-scam-centers-border/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #paetongtarnshinawatra #southeastasia