Thailand’s former Prime Minister and Pheu Thai Party founder Thaksin Shinawatra, left, with his daughter Paetongtarn, right, at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, on Aug. 22, 2023.

Ms. Paetongtarn, also known by her nickname, Ung Ing, is the third and youngest child of the tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra, 75, who was prime minister from 2001 to 2006.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a scion of Thailand’s most famed and divisive political dynasty, won the endorsement of the king on Sunday to officially become the country’s new prime minister.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra is accused of ethical lapses in a conversation with the Cambodian leader Hun Sen and has faced calls to resign. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Bangkok A Thai court suspended ...

Though it is too soon to determine her political agenda, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand ’s new prime minister, has significant film industry heritage. And some family baggage to go with it ...

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of Thailand’s divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, was sworn in as the country’s youngest-ever prime minister on Sunday. The 37-year-old received a ...

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a 37-year-old former hotel executive and political heiress, was approved by parliament to be Thailand’s next prime minister on Friday. As a member of the Shinawatra ...

Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai Party named Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its new leader on Friday, continuing the billionaire family's political dominance for the last quarter century.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn formally endorsed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand's new prime minister on Sunday after parliament voted her into office as the country's youngest prime minister ...