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Srettha Thavisin MPCh MVM (Thai: เศรษฐา ทวีสิน, RTGS: Settha Thawisin, Thai pronunciation: [sèːt.tʰǎː tʰā.wīː.sǐn] ⓘ; born 15 February 1962), nicknamed Nid (Thai: นิด, RTGS: Nit, pronounced), is a Thai businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Thailand since 22 August 2023.
Aug 22, 2023 · Who is Srettha Thavisin, the man who could lead Thailand? The property tycoon is set to become prime minister with the backing of Pheu Thai-led grouping that includes pro-military parties.
Aug 22, 2023 · BANGKOK, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Srettha Thavisin, until recently chief of one of Thailand's biggest real estate developers, was on Tuesday voted in as prime minister at the head of an unlikely...
Aug 23, 2023 · Srettha Thavisin, the wealthy leader of one of Thailand’s best-known property empires, has been selected prime minister just nine months after joining a political party that champions the poor.
Aug 22, 2023 · BANGKOK -- Srettha Thavisin was elected Thailand's 30th prime minister on Tuesday, capping a monthslong road to power for the former property tycoon who was not warmly received by...
Mar 12, 2024 · Srettha is a staunch defender of Thailand’s much-maligned royal defamation law, known as lèse-majesté or Article 112, whose penalties of up to 15 years imprisonment make it...
Thailand’s Constitutional Court has accepted a petition from members of the country’s outgoing Senate to consider suspending Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over his appointment of a Cabinet member.
Aug 22, 2023 · C oncluding months of uncertainty, Thailand is finally getting a new prime minister: 60-year-old Srettha Thavisin was backed by votes from 482 out of 747 lawmakers in parliament on Tuesday after...
Aug 22, 2023 · Property tycoon Srettha Thavisin has been elected as Thailand's next prime minister. The candidate from the Pheu Thai Party — backed by the powerful Shinawatra family — won the vote in both Houses of Parliament and is expected be sworn in soon.
Sep 5, 2023 · BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new government officially took office on Tuesday, almost four months after the country’s general election, as new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin led the 34 members of his Cabinet to take their oaths of office in front of King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
