Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra faces indictment in a royal defamation charge Tuesday while a court weighs a petition to disqualify Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, in cases that threaten to plunge the Southeast Asian nation into political turmoil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/18/asia-pacific/politics/thaksin-indictment-court-thai-premier/ #asiapacific #politics #thaksinshinawatra #thailand #sretthathavisin