Thaksin Shinawatra
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Commentary: Who is really in charge in Thailand?
Nevertheless, Thaksin is not out of the woods yet. He is still facing two criminal charges of insulting the previous…
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Boon for Thailand’s Shinawatras as court clears ex-PM Yingluck of negligence
Thaksin had spent 15 years abroad after fleeing in the wake of his 2006 overthrow but made a dramatic return…
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Thaksin weak but ‘happy’ after release from detention: Thai PM Srettha
BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Saturday (Feb 24) that ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra was happy and in a…
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Thai ruling party elects Thaksin’s daughter as leader
BANGKOK: Thailand’s ruling party on Friday (Oct 27) elected the daughter of jailed billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as its…
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Jailed Thaksin could be advisor to new Thai government: Deputy PM
Another party source confirmed to AFP that the new coalition government led by Pheu Thai plans to consult Thaksin, once…
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Thai ex-PM Thaksin had surgery last week, daughter says
BANGKOK: Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra underwent surgery last week, his daughter said Tuesday (Sep 19), as his…
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Former Thai PM Thaksin eligible for parole in February
BANGKOK: Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra could be released on parole as early as late February, having already had…
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Commentary: Thailand’s reconfigured government is old wine in new bottles
Likewise, staunch conservatives who see Thaksin as a corrupting influence and the Red Shirt Movement as illegitimate are unlikely to…
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Thai king commutes former PM Thaksin’s prison sentence to one year
BANGKOK: Thailand’s king has commuted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s eight-year prison sentence to one year, the royal gazette said…
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Thai ex-PM Thaksin applies for royal pardon: Minister
DIVISIVE FIGURE Thaksin is one of the most influential but divisive figures in modern Thai history. Loved by millions of…
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