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Formerly exiled billionaire freed six months into eight-year sentence due to age and healthFormer Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been freed on parole and returned home, six months after he was arrested on his dramatic return to the kingdom …
Read MoreBillionaire politician was jailed on corruption charges in August last year after returning from self-imposed exile Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed, the kingdom’s justice minister has said, possibly as soon as the we…
Read MoreActivists claim the former PM has received special treatment at a special hospital ward, which stands in stark contrast to the overcrowded prison systemWhen Thailand’s former leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned from exile in August, he became arguably t…
Read MoreThaksin, who returned to Thailand last week, ‘accepted his crime and showed remorse’, says royal gazetteKing Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has reduced the sentence of Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years down to one, just over a week after the former …
Read MoreFormer prime minister moved after suffering a health problem, hours after returning to country following a years-long exileThailand’s imprisoned former leader Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to a hospital in the early hours of Wednesday, the day after he …
Read MoreThe former prime minister has returned after 15 years and was immediately jailed, while his party has aligned with the military establishment he opposed for yearsThailand’s parliament has ended three months of political deadlock – hours after the forme…
Read MoreOlder rural voters swept him to power and many still support him despite his arrest on arrivalThaksin Shinawatra hasn’t held political office since he was ousted in 2006, and, until Tuesday, he had not set foot in Thailand in more than 15 years. But de…
Read MoreThailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra landed at Bangkok airport after more than 15 years in exile. Thaksin appeared with his three children and waved at the media after his jet landed at Don Muang airport, with local media broadcasting li…
Read MoreEx-PM begins eight-year jail term but appointment of Srettha Thavisin as leader could shorten his sentenceThailand’s populist former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived in Bangkok after more than 15 years in exile as his party returned to gov…
Read MoreArrangement angers many Pheu Thai supporters and could coincide with former PM’s return from exileThe party associated with Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has struck a deal with its former military rivals, a move that could coinci…
Read MoreInfluential figure who has spent 15 years in exile is set for comeback at a time of political crisis in homelandThailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has spent more than 15 years in self-imposed exile to avoid legal charges, will ret…
Read MoreYoung voters demand change but military-appointed senate poses hurdle to a non-establishment candidate becoming prime ministerThais are voting on Sunday in an election that could lead to the defeat of the military-backed leader who has ruled Thailand f…
Read MoreBack on the campaign trail just days after giving birth, Paetongtarn Shinawatra is confident of a landslide victoryPaetongtarn Shinawatra’s face beamed from the side of a campaign truck as she addressed crowds of her supporters. “I am happy I have the …
Read MoreBaby brought out to media in incubator as Paetongtarn Shinawatra says ‘children are my secret power’ ahead of electionPaetongtarn Shinawatra, a leading candidate in the upcoming Thai election, has said she is keen to resume campaigning days after givin…
Read MoreAs parliament dissolves, party of Paetongtarn, whose father was deposed in 2006, has best chance of forming majorityThailand’s parliament has been dissolved, paving the way for an election in May that will pit military-linked candidates against the dau…
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