[ad_1] Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday, just six months after he was arrested following a dramatic return to the kingdom from 15 years of self-imposed exile. The controversial billionaire, twice elected premier and ousted in a 2006 military coup, was jailed for eight years on abuse-of-power and graft…
[ad_1] Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed, the kingdom’s justice minister said Tuesday, possibly as soon as the weekend — just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile. The controversial billionaire, twice elected premier and ousted in a 2006 military coup, was jailed for eight years on…
[ad_1] Thailand’s ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra was jailed on Tuesday as he returned to the kingdom after 15 years in exile, hours before parliament votes to install his party’s candidate as the new prime minister. According to international media reports, Thaksin Shinawatra landed in a private jet at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport at 9 am (0200 GMT), greeted…
