13 May, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Thailand’s Thaksin out of jail
12-05-2026 12:00:00 AM
Bangkok: Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, whose 21st-century political odyssey sharply divided Thai society for decades, was released from a Bangkok prison on 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 1998 and served as PM from 2001 until a military coup ousted him in 2006 while he was abroad.
