She is Thailand's record-young Prime Minister
The Thai king has formally appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country's new prime minister at a ceremony on Sunday.
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Shinawatra elected Prime Minister of Thailand
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the country's former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, has been elected as the new prime minister of Thailand. The 37-year-old becomes the youngest person to lead the country – and the second woman after her aunt in the top post.
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Thailand's Prime Minister is Fired
Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is dismissed, decides the country's Constitutional Court. Srettha has, among other things, been accused of appointing a convicted criminal to minister.
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