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Most Thais want to see Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the so-called “Pheu Thai Family”, take over as the country’s next prime minister, a survey shows.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has admitted his government was wrong to use force to suppress the southern insurgency, and voiced support for handing autonomy to the deep South.

Pheu Thai Party supporters in Si Sa Ket are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of exiled former premier Thaksin, who is due to address gatherings in the Northeast province on Saturday.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s absence was not felt too much at the Pheu Thai event in Surin because her older brother Panthongtae was present.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha launched a veiled attack on exiled ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra while responding to allegations of favouritism by the opposition leader during the budget debate on Tuesday.

The youngest daughter of ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Sunday vowed to help grassroots voters if they secure a landslide election victory for Pheu Thai.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister ex-PM Yingluck are using augmented reality to connect with their supporters for Songkran.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday he had recovered after contracting the Covid-19 Omicron variant.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced during his Clubhouse talk on Tuesday evening that he will return to Thailand but did not say when.

Young people can only be stopped from shifting overseas if the economy in their country is strong, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in a Clubhouse comment on Tuesday.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra recently joined the popular social media application “Clubhouse”, the CARE Movement announced on its Facebook page on Monday.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra told a Bangkok audience on Sunday that the government should be buying weapons to fight poverty – such as modern technology for agriculture – not weapons for non-existent wars.