Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, centre, arrives at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

 

Political unrest grips Thailand after the Constitutional Court unexpectedly removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday. The court found her guilty of an ethics violation, abruptly ending her leadership after just a year. This marks another setback for the influential Shinawatra family.

 

Paetongtarn, who quickly rose through the ranks to become the country’s youngest prime minister, is now the sixth leader with ties to the Shinawatra dynasty to be ousted by either the military or the judiciary.

 

This decision highlights the ongoing power struggle among Thailand’s elites, deepening the political divide. The Shinawatras, a name synonymous with power and influence due to their billion-dollar background, have faced relentless challenges while striving to maintain their foothold, reported Rauters.

 

The removal of Paetongtarn is likely to unleash a period of uncertainty and potential unrest. Her abrupt exit shakes the political scene and raises questions about the future course Thailand might take amidst such instability. The Shinawatra family, with its significant backing, remains a pivotal force, suggesting that this saga might be far from over.

 

In a country where political instability is no stranger, the implications of this shake-up are yet to fully unfold. Eyes are now on Thailand’s political future, as the nation grapples with the aftermath of this high-profile dismissal. The legal, political, and social arenas may all feel the ripples as the country seeks its next steps.

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from REUTERS 2025-08-29

 

 

 

 

Wow.....was not expecting that!

 

Anyone seen any tanks rolling into BKK?

 

Is she still a minister, an MP?

 

Should she not be sacked from those and banned from politics now?

Let’s hope there will be free and fair elections as a result 555

6 minutes ago, SmartyMarty said:

Let’s hope there will be free and fair elections as a result 555

Yes, ......Marty. There will be

Goodbye. Hopefully we can say the same to her father.

I'm not surprised; after that conversation I didn't see how they could let her continue. You could say Hun Sen did it single handedly.

Who will be the next PM?

 

The entire cabinet are now serving in a caretaker capacity.

 

https://x.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1961355235018125691

 

 

 

 

Well that's cleared the way for Anutin, as planned.

2 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Who will be the next PM?

 

https://x.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1961355235018125691

 

 

 

 

 

 

....or a general we haven't been introduced to as yet?

Q' Ozzy Generals gathered in their masses just like witches at black masses,  We are all rich and dripping in watches again🤔

2 minutes ago, Kinnock said:

Well that's cleared the way for Anutin, as planned.

Oh God, lets hope not. That would be the worst possible outcome for Thailand. At least Thaksin has a brain, not so with the corrupt Anutin. Thailand lost it credibility once again with its constant shuffling of Prime Ministers. Its no wonder Thailand is a third world country and its economy failing. 

My wife is singing and dancing in the back yard as she takes the clothes off of the clothes-line while interspersing her singing with an occasional "KWAI!!!"  My wife is not a "Shinawatra Fan-Girl."  Sorta unusual up here in Lanna Red Shirt territory. 

13 minutes ago, Kinnock said:

Well that's cleared the way for Anutin, as planned.

I wouldn't doubt it.

1 minute ago, sammieuk1 said:

Q' Ozzy Generals gathered in their masses just like witches at black masses,  We are all rich and dripping in watches again🤔

Not unexpected IMO. The CC got it's orders and carried them out. The cosying up between the Establishment and the Shinawatra's is at an end. IMO maneouvring for a coup continues and this is a part of it.

22 minutes ago, WHansen said:

Goodbye. Hopefully we can say the same to her father.

According to the Wife earlier today she said Thai people are sick of all of them, and want them all out of the Country. Time will tell I guess.

So long as they continue with the planned taxation changes I won't care one bit.

However it was her government who proposed this new royal decree so it will be very telling if it's reversed

The change I'm referring to here is this proposed Royal Decree which allows same year income to be remitted tax free in the year it's earned and the following year - that's a big one and it came from this cabinet which by all accounts I have heard are all no longer in office.

1 minute ago, dutch boy said:

Oh God, lets hope not. That would be the worst possible outcome for Thailand. At least Thaksin has a brain, not so with the corrupt Anutin. Thailand lost it credibility once again with its constant shuffling of Prime Ministers. Its no wonder Thailand is a third world country and its economy failing. 

The rumours at the time the General was going to stand down as PM was that Anutin was promised the PM position, but the plan hit a few obstacles that delayed his appointment.  

 

But they've managed to get the plan back on track.  The infamous quote at the time was that democracy is not the best option for some countries, and that looks to be true.

Just now, dinsdale said:

Not unexpected IMO. The CC got it's orders and carried them out. The cosying up between the Establishment and the Shinawatra's is at an end. IMO maneouvring for a coup continues and this is a part of it.

I have been expecting a coup around November time, maybe it will be sooner?

Meanwhile, will the Teflon Baht drop........rhetorical question...

47 minutes ago, webfact said:

the country’s youngest prime minister, is now the sixth leader with ties to the Shinawatra dynasty to be ousted by either the military or the judiciary.

It's not 'either' of them. It's the Establishment that they both work for - and only for. It's a clown car sh@t show and has always been that.

 

47 minutes ago, webfact said:

This decision highlights the ongoing power struggle among Thailand’s elites, deepening the political divide.

Yes, it does. What I've never understood is why the whole Cabinet needs to be dissolved. But I 'guess' it's because the former PM chose those people and so their tenure is no longer valid? Anyway, the Establishment always wins here, don't they? Always. The people of this country really need to wake up to reality and take back their nation from those who have no problem in excluding the majority, who are seen as just bothersome little people.

 

I have no love for Thaksin or his stab-the-electorate-in-the-back party. But with the banning of Pita and then his whole party made it clear the people of this country cannot have a government that represents the majority if it - in any way - threatens the 500-or so Establishment families in even the slightest.

 

 

5 minutes ago, connda said:

My wife is singing and dancing in the back yard as she takes the clothes off

This paints a whole new picture if one stops reading your post mid sentence.

1 minute ago, ukrules said:

So long as they continue with the planned taxation changes I won't care one bit.

However it was her government who proposed this new royal decree so it will be very telling if it's reversed

The change I'm referring to here is this proposed Royal Decree which allows same year income to be remitted tax free in the year it's earned and the following year - that's a big one and it came from this cabinet which by all accounts I have heard are all no longer in office.

I guess the taxation changes is no more unless it's the PP candidate who is elected. If it's another one, we can say bye bye to the change. 

Here we go again. Another judicial coup. Ok, no one likes the Shins but now what? Back to gang green or whoever they give the reins too. Anutin or ?

Deja vu, it's 2014 all over again & looking at another decade of stagnation.  

My wife reckons Thaksin did a deal to get himself off his lese majeste charges last week.....sacrificed his daughter's political career to go scot free! He still has the outstanding matter of a supreme court review into his hospital stay though

She should have showed up with a neck brace and arm sling to the hearing. 

 

Big mistake by not going. 

My local village say she's not out.

14 minutes ago, connda said:

My wife is singing and dancing in the back yard as she takes the clothes off of the clothes-line while interspersing her singing with an occasional "KWAI!!!"  My wife is not a "Shinawatra Fan-Girl."  Sorta unusual up here in Lanna Red Shirt territory. 

My wife is the same, big smile ++++ when I told her

8 minutes ago, KimchiCurry said:

I guess the taxation changes is no more unless it's the PP candidate who is elected. If it's another one, we can say bye bye to the change. 

There is no eligible PP candidate ! The MFP/PP only nominated one person before the last election, who got banned. That was a big mistake on their part.

51 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, centre, arrives at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

 

Political unrest grips Thailand after the Constitutional Court unexpectedly removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday. The court found her guilty of an ethics violation, abruptly ending her leadership after just a year. This marks another setback for the influential Shinawatra family.

 

Paetongtarn, who quickly rose through the ranks to become the country’s youngest prime minister, is now the sixth leader with ties to the Shinawatra dynasty to be ousted by either the military or the judiciary.

 

This decision highlights the ongoing power struggle among Thailand’s elites, deepening the political divide. The Shinawatras, a name synonymous with power and influence due to their billion-dollar background, have faced relentless challenges while striving to maintain their foothold, reported Rauters.

 

The removal of Paetongtarn is likely to unleash a period of uncertainty and potential unrest. Her abrupt exit shakes the political scene and raises questions about the future course Thailand might take amidst such instability. The Shinawatra family, with its significant backing, remains a pivotal force, suggesting that this saga might be far from over.

 

In a country where political instability is no stranger, the implications of this shake-up are yet to fully unfold. Eyes are now on Thailand’s political future, as the nation grapples with the aftermath of this high-profile dismissal. The legal, political, and social arenas may all feel the ripples as the country seeks its next steps.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from REUTERS 2025-08-29

 

It's about time Thailand dropped this kind of pseudo-legal activity - every time the military or powrs that be don't like a politician they end up in v=court - this is NOT how it works in a proper democracy

20 minutes ago, MikeN said:

There is no eligible PP candidate ! The MFP/PP only nominated one person before the last election, who got banned. That was a big mistake on their part.

I saw there is one last : Pheu Thai Party last remaining candidate is Chaikasem Nitisiri.

Anutin probably got elected though.