BANGKOK, Jan 20, 2026 — Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will become eligible for parole consideration on May 8, after serving two-thirds of his prison sentence, his lawyer said on Monday. Thaksin, a dominant yet polarising figure in Thai politics whose conflicts with the military-backed establishment and the monarchy
By the end of 2025, Thailand was moving towards a February 2026 election, with the military — an enduring agent
BANGKOK – Thaksin Shinawatra, the criminally convicted, coup-toppled and ever-polarizing former prime minister, is finally headed to prison after 15
BANGKOK – The Criminal Division of the Supreme Court for Holders of Political Positions has sentenced former Prime Minister Thaksin
BANGKOK – Where one royal deal collapses in Thailand, another rises in its wake. Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul was
