Farewell to Voice TV, the Shinawatra channel that survived two coups, but not family’s return to power

VoiceTV 21 logo
VoiceTV 21 Thailand logo. Image: VoiceTV.

Voice TV has announced it is shutting down after 15 years in operation, ending an era for a broadcaster described as the main media voice [Read More…]

Yingluck Shinawatra’s return has to be soon, but things can get complicated

Yingluck Shinawatra and her Brother Thaksin at the airpor,t before going back to Thailand.
Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck at the airport, before going back to Thailand. Photo: Yingluck Shinawatra / Facebook.

In what has become one of Thailand’s most-scrutinised photos of late, ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra sat near a pool apparently reminiscing about something. How he [Read More…]

Thai Supreme Court acquits Yingluck over transfer of NSC chief in 2011

Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's first female PM
Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's first female PM. Photo: Yingluck Shinawatra / Facebook.

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office ordered the acquittal of exiled former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra today, on charges of malfeasance [Read More…]

Protest leaders against Yingluck government get suspended prison sentences

Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's first female prime minister
Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's first female prime minister. Photo: Yingluck Shinawatra / Facebook.

Five core members of the now defunct People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), a political pressure group which engineered the mass protests against the government of [Read More…]

Thaksin, Yingluck appear at Hun Sen’s birthday party in Cambodia

Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck Shinawatra in Tokyo, Japan
Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck Shinawatra. Photo: Paetongtarn Shinawatra (ingshin21) / Instagram.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his younger sister Yingluck attended Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s birthday party in Cambodia on Saturday, according to Cambodian [Read More…]