In election shocker, sister of Thai king named PM candidate by Thaksin-linked party

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[BANGKOK] Thailand's Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya was named the prime ministerial candidate for a party linked to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra in one of the country's biggest political upheavals. Read more at The Business Times.

 

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