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The history of Thailand since 2001 has been dominated by the politics surrounding the rise and fall from power of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and subsequent conflicts, first between his supporters and opponents, then over the rising military influence in politics. Thaksin and his Thai Rak Thai Party came to power in 2001 and ...
Rama 2 Road as of 9 November 2011 was the last remaining route open to southern Thailand and vital to supply cities with goods made in the Bangkok area. 10 November 2011 – Public official Chavalit Chatararatt, in a live televised analysis, predicted that Bangkok would be dry by 20 November 2011 provided all conditions were right.
On 22 November 2013, Yingluck Shinawatra, Thai Prime Minister, signed the announcement on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of Kosovo. Both countries agreed to establish diplomatic relations as of 22 November 2013. In February 2019, Muhamet Brajshori became the first resident Ambassador ...
The foreign relations of Thailand are handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand . Thailand participates fully in international and regional organizations. It has developed close ties with other ASEAN members—Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Laos,and Vietnam—whose foreign and economic ministers hold ...
8 February: Nualphan Lamsam (a.k.a "Madame Pang") is elected as the first female president of Football Association of Thailand. 18 February: Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is released on parole after spending six weeks in a Bangkok hospital on the account of his age and health.
Move Forward Party. The Move Forward Party ( Thai: พรรคก้าวไกล, RTGS : Phak Kao Klai, pronounced [pʰák kâːw klāj] ⓘ) is a social democratic and progressive political party in Thailand. It opposes the remaining influence of the military junta which ruled the country from 2014 to 2019. It was founded in 2014 as the ...
Second East Asia Summit. The Second East Asia Summit was held in Mandaue, Metro Cebu, Philippines on January 15, 2007. The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a pan- Asia forum held annually by the leaders of 16 countries in the East Asian region. EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders' meetings.
Since the military coup of May 2014, relationships between Thailand and the United States have experienced strains, with several ultra-nationalist demonstrations in front of the U.S. Embassy on Wireless Road, and even charges alleged against the U.S. ambassador for lese majeste. The U.S. trimmed military aid to Thailand, the latter which has ...