Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former prime minister Thaksin, became the youngest politician, at the age of 37, and second woman following in the footsteps of her aunt Yingluck, to hold the ...

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Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was forced to step down today after being found guilty of abusing her power by improperly demoting a top civil servant in 2011. The WSJ's Southeast Asia ...

coming from the powerful Shinawatra family. Her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra previously held the position. A candidate requires at least 247 votes to become the Southeast Asian ...

Paetongtarn, 37, will be Thailand's youngest prime minister and its second woman in the role, after her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra. Paetongtarn was named head of her father's Pheu Thai Party last ...

Paetongtarn is the third Shinawatra to hold the job, after her billionaire father and her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra. Notably, Thaksin's sister Yingluck Shinawatra was Thailand's first female prime ...

She is the niece of the 28th prime minister and the first woman to hold the office, Yingluck Shinawatra, and the youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who ruled from 2001 ...

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra survived a no-confidence vote today, after the country's main opposition ...