Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra jailed after returning to Thailand

Yingluck Shinawatra and her Brother Thaksin at the airpor,t before going back to Thailand.
Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck at the airport, before going back to Thailand. Photo: Yingluck Shinawatra / Facebook.

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted from power in a 2006 coup, was jailed Tuesday shortly after returning home after 15 years in exile, the Prisons Department said.

Owner and helmsman of boat linked to actress Tangmo’s death get suspended jail terms

Pollution in Thailand. Smoke haze on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.
Pollution in Thailand. PM2.5 dust particles on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Smoke haze. Photo: Peggy Marco / Pixabay.

The owner and the helmsman of the speed boat from which actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo”, fell to her death in the Chao Phraya River, [Read More…]