Thai PM dissolves Parliament, calls fresh elections

Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday sought royal approval to dissolve the parliament and call fresh elections in a bid to defuse the country's deepening political......

Protests in Thailand: What's it all about?

The uprising in Thailand has plunged the polarised nation deeper into crisis. The current turmoil is a confrontation between the Thai elite and the educated middle-class who support the Democrats......

Thai protesters call for nationwide uprising

Thousands of flag-waving Thai protesters stormed more government buildings as they intensified their mass political rally against embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for a fourth day on......

Thailand gets first woman PM in Yingluck

Yingluck Shinawatra, who rode to election victory on her promise of achieving national reconciliation in Thailand after five years of political turmoil, was on Friday formally chosen by the......