Thailand's divisive ex-PM is out of jail, but is the Thaksin era over?

Thaksin seems incapable of taking a back seat. This time, it really could be different.

Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra Is Out of Prison. What Will He Do Now?

Mr. Thaksin has long been a foil to Thailand’s conservative establishment. He still holds significant influence, with his political party a member of the governing coalition.

By Sui-Lee Wee and Kittiphum Sringammuang

Ex-Thai PM Thaksin Paroled to Cheers From Red Shirt Backers - Bloomberg.com

Ex-Thai PM Thaksin Paroled to Cheers From Red Shirt Backers  Bloomberg.com

Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from jail

Supporters of Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra greeted him as was released early from prison.

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin let out of prison early

Thailand's influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from prison on parole.

Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin released on parole

Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on parole on Monday, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight. The 76-year-old telecoms billionaire has been serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption since September. He is required to wear an electronic monitor until his probation ends in four months. His hair closely cropped and in a simple white shirt, Thaksin walked out of prison around 7.40am and was immediately...

By Agence France-Presse

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison on parole

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on parole on Monday after serving eight months of a reduced sentence tied to corruption charges. His return to public life marks another chapter in a political saga that has dominated and deeply divided Thailand for nearly two decades.

By FRANCE 24

Ex-Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison

Thailand's billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was released from jail on parole and ⁠met by cheering crowds this morning, eight months after a court ordered him to do the prison time he tried to dodge with a prolonged stay in hospital.

Thailand's Thaksin released from prison

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose 21st-century political odyssey sharply divided Thai society for decades, was released from a Bangkok prison Monday after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for a corruption-related charge. A crowd of about 300 supporters and political allies gathered outside the Klong Prem Central Prison to greet the 76-year-old billionaire populist. Thaksin was a telecommunications magnate who founded his own political party in 1

By The Korea Herald

Thaksin backers camp out awaiting release of jailed ex-Thai PM

The 76-year-old patriarch of the Shinawatra clan is being paroled after serving eight months in prison for corruption.

Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin to be released from prison

Thaksin’s early release from prison raises the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight.

Former PM Thaksin released from prison

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra left  Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok on parole and was greeted by family members and a crowd of supporters on Monday morning.

Thailand's former PM Thaksin freed from prison

After 15 years in exile, Thaksin returned to Thailand in 2023 to serve an eight-year sentence

By Reuters