Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve one year prison term for previous convictionsThailand's Supreme Court has ordered former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to serve a one-year prison term, finding his hospital stay di...
09 Sep, 2025, 06.12 PM IST
Thaksin’s prison term adds new twist to Thailand’s political sagaLoved and loathed in almost equal measure, Thaksin Shinawatra transformed Thai politics in the early 2000s with populist policies that won ...
09 Sep, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin makes surprise departure ahead of a risky court rulingThailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra abruptly left the country before a crucial court ruling that could lead to a new prison...
05 Sep, 2025, 08.34 AM IST
Thai ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra acquitted of royal insult chargesThaksin Shinawatra, former Thailand prime minister, is free from royal defamation charges. A Bangkok court found insufficient evidence agai...
22 Aug, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
600,000 rich foreigners paying $1 million apiece: Thailand's ex-PM floats idea for new golden visaFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra proposed a golden visa program targeting wealthy foreigners, aiming to inject $600 billion in...
18 Jul, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former premier Thaksin, becomes Thailand's youngest PMPaetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, became Thailand's youngest and second woman prime minister. She made...
19 Aug, 2024, 05.41 PM IST
Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thai Prime Minister after royal signoffPaetongtarn Shinawatra took office as Thailand's prime minister after a royal endorsement, replacing Srettha Thavisin who was ousted by the...
19 Aug, 2024, 05.39 PM IST
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for royal defamation, prosecutors sayFormer Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for defaming the monarchy and violating the Computer Crime Act, following his rec...
29 May, 2024, 09.02 AM IST
Thai ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra makes first public appearance since releaseThailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra made his first public appearance after being freed from jail for graft and abuse of power. He visit...
14 Mar, 2024, 07.03 AM IST
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra released on parole after serving 6 months in hospitalFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a polarising figure in Thai politics, was released on parole from the Police General Hospita...
18 Feb, 2024, 06.39 AM IST
Jailed former Thai premier Thaksin to be released on Sunday, PM saysFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, currently jailed, will be released from hospital detention on Sunday, according to Prime Min...
17 Feb, 2024, 11.06 PM IST
Thai king commutes former PM Thaksin's prison sentence to one yearThe country's most famous politician returned to Thailand last week in a dramatic homecoming after 15 years abroad in self-exile to avoid j...
02 Sep, 2023, 01.05 AM IST
Thailand's billionaire ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra taken to hospital on first night in jailThe influential founder of Thailand's populist Pheu Thai Party was transferred to a police hospital overnight, 15 hours after a vaunted hom...
24 Aug, 2023, 12.57 AM IST
Thailand's fugitive ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns to jail from years in self-exileThailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, has returned to the country for the first time since 2008. Thaksin, who had been in self-exile, ar...
22 Aug, 2023, 05.56 PM IST
Thai Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra Postpones Return from Self-exileFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has postponed his return from self-exile due to Thailand's political deadlock after the May e...
06 Aug, 2023, 12.11 AM IST
Thai court issues arrest warrant for former PM Thaksin ShinawatraThe case was filed by Major General Sarayuth Klinmahom, director of the Office of the Judge-Advocate of the Royal Thai Army.
12 Oct, 2015, 03.33 PM IST
- Ousted Thai PM says he won't swap exile for jail
Thailand's exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told tens of thousands of supporters in his homeland that he cannot return as lo...
02 Nov, 2008, 08.33 AM IST