Tag Archives: YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA

Thailand's new political showdown: Yingluck ousted after 'abuse of power'

Thailand’s political roller coaster has taken a sharp downward turn, with the country’s constitutional court forcing Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and a number of ministers to resign over an alleged “abuse of power”, in what her supporters are calling a constitutional coup. A caretaker prime minister has been appointed by the remaining cabinet, but the […]

Thailand on the brink of military intervention — again

For a country that has so much in its favour, Thailand seems to be locked in a historical cycle of elected governments and military coups. The current political turmoil wracking the country’s capital, Bangkok, looks to be bringing it back to the brink of military intervention. The political divides in Thailand that have led to […]