Thaksin Shinawatra
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Thai PM’s party on track to win election in blow to pro-democracy camp
Staunch royalist Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai party builds commanding lead on disappointing night for riv…
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Thaksin Shinawatra jailed by Thailand supreme court for one year in major blow to former prime minister
Case centred on claims that he had not properly served a sentence for corruption and abuse of power, which was…
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Pro-cannabis and a karaoke crooner: meet Thailand’s next prime minister
Anutin Charnvirakul’s hobbies, which include playing saxophone, flying planes and cooking, show a relaxed and …
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Tycoon who led push to decriminalise cannabis becomes Thai PM
Anutin Charnvirakul voted in by parliament after promising election in four months, as Thaksin Shinawatra jets…
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Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra leaves Thailand days ahead of court ruling that could see him jailed
After questions over whether the former prime minister was going back into exile, Thaksin said he would return…
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Thailand former PM cleared of royal insult charge but Shinawatra dynasty’s fate still hangs in balance
Lese-majesty case against Thaksin Shinawatra is dismissed, but his daughter Paetongtarn will hear next week if…
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The bitter feud fuelling the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia
Animosity between former friends and political patriarchs Hun Sen and Thaksin Shinawatra is exacerbating clash…
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Thai prime minister declares £324m in assets including 217 designer handbags
Paetongtarn Shinawatra made required wealth declaration to national anti-corruption commissionThailand’s prime…
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Little experience and a lot on her plate: who is Thailand’s new prime minister?
Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the fourth member of her family to lead Thailand, but she faces a country that has m…
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest prime minister
Daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra approved as PM after frantic negotiations triggered by ousting of Srettha Thavi…
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra indicted, accused of insulting monarchy
Thaksin’s case is the first in a series of high-profile legal cases before Thailand’s courts this weekThe form…
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra released on parole from police hospital
Formerly exiled billionaire freed six months into eight-year sentence due to age and healthFormer Thai prime m…
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Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra to be freed
Billionaire politician was jailed on corruption charges in August last year after returning from self-imposed …
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Air con, a fridge and sofa: Thaksin Shinawatra’s ‘VVIP’ prison life in Thailand
Activists claim the former PM has received special treatment at a special hospital ward, which stands in stark…
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Thai king reduces ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra’s prison sentence to one year
Thaksin, who returned to Thailand last week, ‘accepted his crime and showed remorse’, says royal gazetteKing M…