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​ Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand’s former PM to be paroled

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be granted parole after serving just six months of an eight-year jail sentence.

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thaksin to Thai king: Pardon me?

Thailand’s billionaire former PM Thaksin Shinawatra has appealed to the country’s king for a pardon just days after being jailed upon his highly anticipated return to the country.

Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Thailand's Move Forward Party, reacts after failing to win parliamentary support to become prime minister.
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Political trouble brews in the Land of Smiles

The frontrunner for PM is unlikely to clinch the top job — and things might get ugly in response.

Thailand's former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Not now, Thaksin!

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra announced that he plans to return to Thailand almost 15 years after he skipped town when he was about to go on trial for corruption. How will this impact the May 14 election?

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra and the Pheu Thai party's prime ministerial candidate, at a campaign event in Bangkok.
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Thaksin’s shadow looms large over upcoming Thai election

The former PM's daughter is running for her dad's old job — but the military might not allow it.

Can Thaksin rule again in Thailand?
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Can Thaksin rule again in Thailand?

Get ready for some major political trouble later this year in the Land of Smiles.

Former Thai PM Thaksin had coronavirus but recovered: Source
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Former Thai PM Thaksin had coronavirus but recovered: Source

Thai army chief slams Thaksin Shinawatra in rare remarks after election
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Thai army chief slams Thaksin Shinawatra in rare remarks after election

Thai King's rebuke of Thaksin 'points to a pro-military party govt'

Thai King's rebuke of Thaksin 'points to a pro-military party govt'

In Thailand's north, Thaksin's grip slowly loosens

In Thailand's north, Thaksin's grip slowly loosens