Paetongtarn Shinawatra

April 3, 2025 4:43 PM

PM Modi receives Guard of Honour in Bangkok ahead of 6th BIMSTEC summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was warmly welcomed in Thailand on Thursday, receiving a ceremonial Guard of Honour upon his arrival in Bangkok for the 6th BIMSTEC Summit. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra greeted PM Modi at the Government House, where the two leaders were scheduled to engage in wide-ranging discussions aimed at strengthening India-Thailand relations. Official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, shared details of the reception, noting that P...

April 1, 2025 4:23 PM

India-Thailand bilateral trade ties set to strengthen during PM Modi’s visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Thailand from April 3-4 to participate in the 6th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit. As part of his visit, PM Modi will hold a bilateral meeting with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on April 3. The two leaders are expected to review bilateral cooperation and outline future partnerships between India and Thailand. “India and Thailand are maritime neighbours with shared civilization...

March 26, 2025 5:00 PM

Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra sails through no-confidence vote in parliament

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra breezed through a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday in the first test of her premiership, emerging unscathed from a two-day opposition onslaught to reaffirm the stability of her coalition. Thailand's youngest premier won the backing of 319 of 488 lawmakers present, despite a barrage of barbs during a censure debate that accused her of being unqualified, lacking economic knowledge, evading tax, serving her wealthy family and taking direction...

August 16, 2024 2:04 PM

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest prime minister

On the campaign trail in rural Thailand last year, Paetongtarn Shinawatra reminded voters of her influential billionaire family's legacy of populism in what was her electoral debut. The 37-year-old, who spent weeks at the hustings while visibly pregnant, delivered mixed results. Her Pheu Thai party came only in second in 2023's election but cobbled together a ruling coalition after the vote-winner was blocked by military-backed lawmakers. Now, the daughter of the country's most divisive but ...

August 16, 2024 11:08 AM