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Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, left, and his daughter and newly elected Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrive before the royal endorsement ceremony appointing Paetongtarn as Thailand's new prime minister at Pheu Thai party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit).

Awkward father-daughter dance leaves Thailand with unclear road ahead

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 file photo, Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra waves to supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand. Serbian media say fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has received Serbian citizenship. State news agency Tanjug said Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 that the Serbian government granted her the citizenship “because it could be in the interest of Serbia.” (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, file)

Thailand mum on Serbia making fugitive ex-PM a citizen

By PITCHA DANGPRASITH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 file photo, Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra waves to supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand. Serbian media say fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has received Serbian citizenship. State news agency Tanjug said Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 that the Serbian government granted her the citizenship “because it could be in the interest of Serbia.” (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, file)

Thailand’s fugitive ex-premier gets Serbian citizenship

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Thai officials say they seek UK extradition of former PM

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA - Associated Press

Thailand cancels passports of ousted prime minister

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Facing a possible 10-year prison term, former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra fled the country ahead of a court verdict that her supporters said was politically motivated. (Associated Press/File)

Yingluck Shinawatra’s Thailand escape benefits junta

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Supporters of Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dance outside the Supreme Court after Yingluck failed to show up to hear a verdict in Bangkok Thailand, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Thailand's Supreme Court said Friday it will issue an arrest warrant for Yingluck after she failed to show up for a contentious trial verdict in which she could face a 10-year prison term for alleged negligence in overseeing a money-losing rice subsidy program. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai military ruler says authorities searching for ex-PM

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In this Aug. 1, 2017 file photo, Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court for to make final statement of the hearing in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Yingluck Shinawatra ex-Thailand prime minister faces arrest warrant

By Aweewit Kaewjinda and Todd Pitman - Associated Press

Security officers lead sniffer dogs outside Supreme Court ahead the delivery of a verdict on charges accusing Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of negligence in implementing a rice subsidy in Bangkok Thailand, Friday, Aug 25, 2017. Police stood guard Friday morning as Thailand's Supreme Court prepared to rule on whether Shinawatra was guilty of criminal negligence for implementing a rice subsidy program that cost the government as much as $17 billion. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

The Latest: Thousands gather at Bangkok court for Yingluck

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Police officers deploy to positions outside Supreme Court ahead the delivery of a verdict on charges accusing Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of negligence in implementing a rice subsidy in Bangkok Thailand, Friday, Aug 25, 2017. Police stood guard Friday morning as Thailand's Supreme Court prepared to rule on whether Yingluck was guilty of criminal negligence for implementing a rice subsidy program that cost the government as much as $17 billion. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Supporters, government await verdict against Thai ex-PM

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA and TODD PITMAN - Associated Press

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra could be imprisoned for 10 years for "negligence" when the Supreme Court renders its verdict next week. (Associated Press/File)

Yingluck Shinawatra verdict for ‘negligence’ looms

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha publicly shrugs off international criticism of his May 22, 2014, coup and his junta's military trials and coercive "attitude-adjustment" confinement for civilian dissidents. (Associated Press)

Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thailand coup leader, tightens grip amid turmoil one year later

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Thai soldiers link arms as they monitor the protest against the coup outside a shopping complex in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 24, 2014. Thailand's coup leaders said Saturday they will keep former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders detained for up to a week to give them &quot;time to think&quot; and to keep the country calm. They also summoned outspoken academics to report to the junta. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

News Guide: Military carries out coup in Thailand

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A pro-government demonstrator cries as she leaves the demonstration site after soldiers staged a coup Thursday, May 22, 2014 on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's new military junta has announced that it has suspended the country's constitution. A military statement broadcast on national television Thursday confirmed the nation's caretaker government is no longer in power but said the Senate will remain in place. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn) (associated press)

Thailand general on bloodless coup: ‘Don’t panic’

By Richard S. Ehrlich — Special to The Washington Times

Thai police clash with protesters, leaving 4 dead

By Thanyarat Doksone - Associated Press

Gunbattles broke out Tuesday as hundreds of riot police made their strongest attempt to clear protest sites around Thailand's capital, killing several people and injuring scores of others. Protesters are angry about the government's failure to pay farmers. (Associated Press)

Four dead in Bangkok as police attack barricades

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

A suspected gunman, center, is carried by a medic official, right, and anti-government protesters to an ambulance shortly after he was caught and beaten after firing a pistol to protesters, wounding one during a rally outside the Army Club Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met Tuesday with the country's polling body to discuss the possibility of postponing a general election set for this weekend, even as protesters tried to disrupt the talks. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Tumult as Thai PM discussed election delay

By THANYARAT DOKSONE - Associated Press

Thai anti-government protesters use chain to lock up the gate at the fishery department as they close down the office Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Twin explosions shook an anti-government demonstration site in Thailand's capital, wounding more than dozens of people in the latest violence to hit Bangkok as the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis drags on. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thailand declares state of emergency for protests

By GRANT PECK and THANYARAT DOKSONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2014 file photo, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra gestures as she answers questions during an interview with the foreign media at the office of Permanent Secretary for Defense on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. From inside her “war room” in a temporary office at the Defense Ministry, Yingluck is watching television feeds of flag-waving protesters trying to bring down her government. The demonstrators have taken over key pockets of downtown Bangkok, blocking off their territory with sandbag walls guarded by supporters. They refuse to negotiate, and they’re trampling campaign billboards bearing her image amid increasing doubt that the election she called next month can be held. Yingluck can’t order a police crackdown for fear of triggering a military coup. And she is now facing a serious legal threat: the country’s anti-corruption commission announced this week it will probe her handling of a controversial rice policy, an investigation that could force her from office if it is successful. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)

Thai prime minister struggles to stay in power

By TODD PITMAN - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters with national flags gather for a rally at Asok intersection Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's political crisis ground on Tuesday as the country's prime minister reiterated her refusal to quit as protesters trying to topple her administration blocked key roads in the heart of Bangkok for a second day. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Questions, answers on Thailand political protests

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