Ex-Democrat MP confident Thaksin will not flee again

BANGKOK: Former Democrat MP Thepthai Senpong believes there is little chance of paroled former PM Thaksin Shinawatra (pic) fleeing the country to avoid penalty over a recent lese majeste lawsuit. In a Facebook post on Wednesday (June 5), the former Nakhon Si Thammarat MP said Thaksin is confident of being granted bail in the case, so...

Thai deputy PM insists Srettha has full power as premier, no interference from Thaksin

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who is also commerce minister, dismissed talk that former premier Thaksin Shinawatra will start influencing the country’s administration now that he is out on parole. Phumtham said on Feb 19 that those who have such concerns are stuck in the past. Thaksin, who formed the Thai Rak...

Thai ex-PM Thaksin to return from exile on Tuesday (Aug 22), daughter says

BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's self-exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra plans to return to the country on Tuesday, his daughter said on Saturday, amid prolonged political uncertainty following a May national election. "On Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 0900, at Don Muang Airport, I will meet father Thaksin," Paetongtarn Shinawatra said in a social media post, referring to...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) walks together with former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, right, during a meeting at Hun Sen's residents in Takhmua, Kandal province southeast Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Thaksin attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, according to video posted online Sunday, Aug. 6, a day after Thaksin said he would delay plans to return to Thailand following years of self-imposed exile. - AP

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seen in video at Cambodian leader’s birthday party in Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH (AP): 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 Sunday, a day after Thaksin said he would delay plans to return to Thailand following years of self-imposed exile. Thaksin’s appearance in Cambodia came at a politically sensitive...