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The Thai Attorney General's Office filed new corruption charges against former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the country's Supreme Court Friday. The charges relate to a 2003 resolution that reduced fees paid by...

Thailand's opposition Democrat party Wednesday announced it would launch an impeachment bid against Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej after a series of court decisions against key officials in the government and Samak's People Power Party (PPP). On...

Former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra went on trial for corruption Tuesday in the Thai Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions . In March, Thaksin pleaded not guilty [JURIST...

More than 3000 members of the People's Alliance for Democracy rallied outside of the Royal Thai Police Headquarters in Bangkok on Monday, calling for a speedy resolution to the corruption trials of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra [BBC backgrounder;...

Thana Tansiri, a lawyer for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , began serving a six-month prison sentence Monday for his role in an attempt to bribe officials overseeing a corruption case against...

Pojamarn Shinawatra, the wife of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , on Tuesday entered a written plea of not guilty to corruption and fraud charges before the Thai Supreme Court. Pojamarn challenged the legitimacy...

Martial law will be lifted in most of Thailand, new Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said Thursday. Sundaravej said that while the restrictions were no longer necessary after elections in December and the passage of the controversial...

Thailand's ruling political party announced plans Wednesday to amend the nation's newly adopted constitution . The People Power Party (PPP), which which won 233 out of 480 parliament seats in the first election since the current...

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse of power for personal gain, conflict of interest violations, and dereliction of duty for personal gain in corruption...

Thai prosecutors formally filed new corruption charges Monday against former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and other high-level officials, accusing Thaksin and the officials of illegally approving and operating funds from the state lottery....