Thaksin Shinawatra (Thai pronunciation: ; born 26 July 1949) is a Thai businessman and politician, who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was overthrown in a military coup.

Quotes about Thaksin: “The defendant was a leader of government and should have acted with a good example to others, so the court decided not to suspend the sentence and decided to jail him for ...

The outcome a no-confidence vote planned in parliament this week in Thailand may represent a fundamental reconfiguration of ...

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who returned from exile last year, is set to be released from prison after being granted parole by the country’s justice minister.

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Now, Paetongtarn Shinawatra is set to become the latest member of Thailand’s famed political dynasty – after father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck – to take on the military as she bids to become ...

BANGKOK — Thailand’s king Friday reduced the prison term of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years to one following the divisive politician’s return from 15 years of self ...

BANGKOK — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the nation’s most controversial politician for more than two decades, was released on parole this week from a Bangkok hospital ...

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who recently returned from exile and began serving an eight-year prison term, has requested a royal pardon, a senior member of the outgoing Cabinet ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, according to video posted online ...