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Royal Thai Police, Toyota Hiace police van.

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September 9, 2025

Thaksin Shinawatra Transferred to Maximum-Security Prison to Serve One-Year Sentence

BANGKOK — Convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred from Bangkok Remand Prison to Klong Prem Central Prison on Tuesday evening to begin serving a one-year sentence, following a unanimous Supreme Court ruling that his previous hospitalization did not constitute lawful detention, Thai PBS reported. Thai Supreme Court Orders Thaksin Shinawatra to Serve One-Year […]

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Former Thai Prime Minister and former owner of Manchester City FC, Thaksin Shinawatra

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September 9, 2025

Thai Supreme Court Orders Thaksin Shinawatra to Serve One-Year Prison Term

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison sentence, declaring his extended hospitalization during detention unlawful and dealing a significant blow to the influential political family that has shaped the nation’s politics for decades. Thaksin Returns to Bangkok Ahead of Supreme Court Verdict In […]

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September 8, 2025

Thaksin Returns to Bangkok Ahead of Supreme Court Verdict

BANGKOK — Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon after a closely watched journey from Singapore, just one day before the Supreme Court is set to rule on the legality of his six-month hospitalization during a prison sentence. Thaksin Diverts to Dubai but Vows Return for Supreme Court Verdict Thaksin’s private […]

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Thaksin Shinawatra posing near a helicopter.

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September 5, 2025

Thaksin Diverts to Dubai but Vows Return for Supreme Court Verdict

BANGKOK — Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced via social media on Tuesday that his private jet had diverted from Singapore to Dubai due to the closure of Seletar private airport, but he pledged to return to Thailand by September 8 to face a Supreme Court verdict the following day. Thaksin Shinawatra Cleared of Royal […]

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August 22, 2025

Thaksin Shinawatra Cleared of Royal Insult Charges in Landmark Ruling

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Criminal Court on Friday acquitted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of lese-majeste charges, marking a significant legal victory for the influential billionaire and his powerful political dynasty. The case, stemming from a 2015 media interview given during his exile, was dismissed without the court immediately providing a public explanation. August 22: Judgement […]

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July 17, 2025

August 22: Judgement day for Thaksin’s royal defamation case

The Criminal Court has set August 22 for the reading of its verdict in the case in which former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is accused of royal defamation, allegedly committed during an interview with South Korean media ten years ago. Former Thai PM Thaksin Formally Indicted in Royal Defamation Case Winyat Chartmontri, the lawyer representing […]

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Former Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen during the World Economic Forum

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June 27, 2025

Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen Threatens to Expose Shinawatras

Phnom Penh – Cambodian Senate President and former Prime Minister Hun Sen has declared that Thailand should be grateful for his past assistance to the Shinawatra family, escalating tensions in his ongoing dispute with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Thailand seeks legal action against Hun Sen over leaked recording Speaking at a government meeting in […]

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May 27, 2025

Thaksin Makes Public Return, Dispelling Flight Rumors

BANGKOK, May 27 (TNA) – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made a public appearance today, delivering a vision for drug suppression, effectively countering rumors he had fled the country ahead of a court hearing related to his prison sentence enforcement. Three doctors faulted over Thaksin’s Police Hospital stay Thaksin, 75, arrived at the Office […]

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