Thaksin Shinawatra
Bangkok targeted: Thailand seeks answers after unprecedented attack
Thailand’s prime minister calls it his country’s worst incident ever. Monday's pipe bomb at the famed Erawan Shrine killed at least 20 and injured more than 100. As the manhunt…
Former PM Yingluck to face trial over Thai rice scheme
Thailand's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to face trial for criminal negligence over a failed rice subsidy scheme in place while she…
Thailand: The 'Red Shirts' stronghold in times of martial law
Following the military coup in Thailand, our reporter Cyril Payen travelled to the north of the country to find out what life was like under martial law. They met with the poor,…
Thailand: Is Martial Law the Answer? (part 2)
It’s martial law - but not a coup - according to Thailand's military leaders. The army has stepped in during the seventh month of a sometimes bloody standoff between the…
Thailand: Is Martial Law the Answer?
It’s martial law - but not a coup - according to Thailand's military leaders. The army has stepped in during the seventh month of a sometimes bloody standoff between the…
Deadly attack on Thai protest site in Bangkok
Three people were killed and at least 22 wounded on Thursday in an explosion near an anti-government protest site in the Thai capital of Bangkok, police said, amid the latest…
Thai PM denies legal charges that may topple government
Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra defended herself on Tuesday against abuse of power allegations in a crucial court case that is one of several legal…
Thai army chief urges dialogue in rare TV address
Thai army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday the military had no plans to intervene in the current political crisis and urged dialogue between Thai Prime Minister Yingluck…
Thailand's great divide - welcome to Red Shirt country
The number of anti-government protesters in Bangkok may be decreasing yet there seems to be no end to the deep political crisis dividing the country. Our correspondent Cyril…
Deadly protests disrupt early voting in Thailand
A man identified by police as one of the leaders of anti-government protests in Thailand was shot dead on Sunday when violence erupted as demonstrators in Bangkok tried to block…
Protesters 'shut down' Bangkok in bid to unseat PM
Anti-government protesters blockaded key intersections in Bangkok Monday, aiming to paralyse Thailand’s capital and increase mounting pressure on Prime Minister Yingluck…
Anti-government protester gunned down in Thailand
An anti-government protester was killed and several others wounded in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday after an unidentified gunman opened fire at an opposition rally.