BANGKOK, Thailand – Justice Minister Lt. Gen. Ruttapol Naowarat has dismissed the possibility of removing the electronic monitoring (EM) bracelet worn by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, saying he does not meet the required conditions. Ruttapol said regulations allow EM removal under only »»»

Thailand's billionaire former ​premier Thaksin Shinawatra was released from jail on parole and met by cheering crowds on Monday, eight months after ‌a court ordered him to serve the prison time he tried to dodge with a prolonged stay in hospital. The 76-year-old tycoon remade and dominated Thai pol»»»

Thailand's former Prime ‌Minister ⁠Thaksin ⁠Shinawatra was released from prison on parole ‌on Monday. In September 2025, the Supreme Court had ordered the 76-year-old telecommunications billionaire to serve one year in prison for a past corruption conviction. Thaksin walked free from Klong Prem Cen»»»

BANGKOK – Thailand’s influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on May 11, after about eight months behind bars following a court ruling that deemed he had wrongfully stayed in hospital to avoid jail time. The 76-year-old billionaire remade and dominated Thai poli»»»

BANGKOK, May 11 — Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison today, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight. The 76-year-old telecoms billionaire had been serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption since Septembe»»»

BANGKOK: Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released early from prison on Monday (May 11), raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight. The 76-year-old telecoms billionaire has been serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption s»»»

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released early from prison on Monday, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight. The 76-year-old telecoms billionaire has been serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption since September. He»»»

BANGKOK, March 31, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Thailand's king endorsed the new cabinet of second-term Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, with the nephew of jailed ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra made a deputy prime minister, the Royal Gazette said Tuesday. The cabinet posts, mostly reserved for members of Anut»»»