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You are here: Home / Archives for Thaksin Shinawatra

Ousted Thai premier rejects charges at impeachment hearing

January 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra defended her role in a money-losing rice subsidy scheme Friday at the start of an impeachment hearing that analysts say is aimed at ensuring the ousted leader stays out of politics for the foreseeable future.<!–more–> The charges against Yingluck have been […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Associated Press, Chulalongkorn University, International Studies, Ousted Thai, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

Court forces out Thai leader, but crisis continues

May 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) – A court ousted Thailand’s prime minister on May 7 for abuse of power, accomplishing what anti-government demonstrators have sought to do for the past six months and further widening the country’s sharp political divide.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Associated Press, Deposed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Deputy Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan, Grant Peck, Jocelyn Gecker, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, National Security Council, Pheu Thai, Red Shirts, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thongchai Winichakul, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, Yinkgluck Shinawatra

Seattle Thais rally for Thailand reforms

February 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

More than 100 Thais and Americans gathered at the American Legion hall in Shoreline Feb. 1 to stage a

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, AP, American Legion, Bill Monson, Los Angeles, North Seattle, Peter Tangpiankij, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Seattle Thais, Shoreline Feb, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Vol 33 No 7 | February 8 - February 14

LETTER: Clarifying Thailand

December 6, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear Editor, I applaud you and your reporting team for doing an excellent job with your report on the mass protests of Thai people. You are so keen on current events that happen not only in our local area (around Seattle and Washington state), but also overseas. 

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2013, Constitution Court, Dear Editor, Democratic Party, Laura Love, Peter Tangpiankij, Red Shirts, Seattle, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Though Prime Minister Yingluck, Vol 32 No 50 | December 7 - December 13, Yellow Shirt, Yingluck Shinawatra, Yingluck Thaksin

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