A New Thai PM Takes Charge -- For Now
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Samak Sundaravej is handily elected Thailand's Prime Minister, but with a mandate that's far from secure -- and an exiled Thaksin Shinawatra waiting in the wings
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Thailand's military rulers, having successfully held power for more than a week, are now grappling with how to give it up, hinting Tuesday that a former army commander might be named the provisional prime minister,
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Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra, now living abroad, is ordered to appear before police in Bangkok.
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Thailand's new ruling generals are set to unveil a new constitution ahead of an expected announcement that the country's former army chief would be named as interim prime minister.
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Thailand's new interim prime minister has submitted his post-coup Cabinet lineup to King Bhumibol Adulyadej and is waiting for a royal endorsement before unveiling it to the public, a spokesman said Sunday.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was  set to become Thailand's most powerful elected leader on Monday  following a crushing election win that should make him head of  the country's first single-party government.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin's wife returns to fight corruption charges, as his allies try to form a government.
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New PM unveils 'constitutional settlement' to make government 'better servant of the people'.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was  set Monday to head Thailand's first single-party government  following a big election win that was widely expected but was  turning out to be more one-sided than forecast.
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Govinda has just been appointed a new role.
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's new military rulers tightened their grip yesterday, restricting political activities, assuming legislative powers and detaining some allies of the deposed prime minister.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has staged a political comeback, leading his first cabinet meeting since stepping aside seven weeks ago following street protests and controversial polls.
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Thailand's military rulers said Tuesday they have completed a draft interim constitution and plan to name a new prime minister as soon as possible.
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Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin,  leader of Thailand's military coup, vows to appoint a new prime minister in two weeks.
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ThailandÂs deposed prime minister seems to be having a better time than the generals who ousted him, who are struggling to control the country he left behind.
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Deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand from a self-imposed exile before May, the kingdom's new foreign minister said Friday.
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Thailand&#39;s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says Burma&#39;s government intends to carry out democratic reforms, despite a leadership shakeup that strengthened the power of hard-line generals.