Thaksin’s daughter outlines opposition’s vision

The daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra promised a new era of social equality, saying if her party is elected to power in next year’s election it will bring an end to poverty in the South-East Asian nation.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra (pic) told supporters on Tuesday that if Thailand’s largest opposition party, Pheu Thai, wins in May people would see a marked change from the administration of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who seized power in a military coup in 2014 and was then elected in 2019.