Thailand's Shinawatra dynasty faces triple court test that could upend politics

Suspended Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at the Constitutional Court to testify in a high-profile ethics case, following a leaked phone conversation between her and Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 21, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

(Corrects paragraph 3 to show maximum jail term is 15 years for each offence, not 50 years)

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's billionaire Shinawatra family is bracing for a series of high-stakes court decisions starting Friday that could test its political resilience, with the prospect of an early election and prolonged trouble for the country's stuttering economy.