BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's influential former Prime Minster Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a petition for a royal pardon for his one year jail sentence, his lawyer said on Monday. The former premier was jailed earlier this month after the country's Supreme Court ruled that he did not serve his initial prison sentence after spending six months in...
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra arrived back in Thailand on Monday, his political party said, a day before a Supreme Court verdict that could potentially send the tycoon to prison. Thaksin left Thailand unannounced on Thursday, prompting frenzied speculation he had fled into exile to avoid possible jail amid a scramble for...
BANGKOK: Thailand’s criminal court has denied former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s (pic) request to leave the country to attend the Asean meeting in Indonesia on March 7, following an invitation from the Indonesian president. Thaksin, who is facing charges under Article 112 of the Criminal Code (lese-majeste law), submitted his request at the criminal court on...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia extends best wishes for the health of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and looks forward to meeting him in Pulau Langkawi, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In a Facebook post, Anwar mentioned that the meeting with Prabowo has been postponed due to Prabowo's fever. "My family and I are already in Pulau Langkawi...
