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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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Former Thai PM Thaksin prepares request for royal pardon: Lawyer
BANGKOK: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is preparing documentation to draft a request for a royal pardon, but when…
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Health of Thailand’s billionaire ex-PM Thaksin still a concern: Doctor
BANGKOK: Thailand’s billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was still being treated in hospital on Friday (Aug 25) and his condition…
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Commentary: Thailand has a new PM but Pheu Thai will have a political price to pay for it
THAKSIN’S FUTURE A crucial portfolio to watch is the justice ministry which oversees the criminal justice system, the powerful Department…
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Thailand’s jailed ex-PM Thaksin hospitalised after return from exile: Police
BANGKOK: Thailand’s jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to a police hospital overnight after suffering a health problem…
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Thailand’s Red Shirts return to streets to welcome Thaksin home
BANGKOK: Red Shirt demonstrators poured onto Bangkok’s stifling concrete streets Tuesday (Aug 22) to welcome home their hero Thaksin Shinawatra,…
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Snap Insight: Thaksin’s return from exile could shape Thai politics under Pheu Thai government
THAKSIN FACES EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON Shortly after his touchdown, Thaksin was taken by police to the Supreme Court and…
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Ex-PM Thaksin sentenced to 8 years’ jail on return to Thailand from exile
Parties linked to Thaksin have dominated elections since 2001 – until this year, when the progressive Move Forward Party (MFP)…
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Thaksin Shinawatra: Billionaire and Thailand’s divisive former prime minister
FAMILY BUSINESS Thai Rak Thai was dissolved by court order after the 2006 coup but eventually evolved into the Pheu…
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