Thaksin Shinawatra Freed, Thai Politics Shifts
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- May 11, 2026
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- May 11, 2026
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Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailands former prime minister, has been released from jail after serving a sentence for corruption and power abuses. Despite his exile and imprisonment, his influence remains strong, with his Pheu Thai party vowing to keep him out of the spotlight. Shinawatra, a self-made billionaire, rose to power in the early 2000s, earning both lo…
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Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailands former prime minister, has been released from jail after serving a sentence for corruption and power abuses. Despite his exile and imprisonment, his influence remains strong, with his Pheu Thai party vowing to keep him out of the spotlight. Shinawatra, a self-made billionaire, rose to power in the early 2000s, earning both loyal fans and fierce enemies. He survived coups and court battles, but recent events have seen his partys power wane. After his daughters remova
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