BANGKOK - Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was fully discharged from his sentence with immediate effect ...

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been approved for parole without the requirement to wear an electronic monitoring (EM) device, with his release scheduled for May 11.

BANGKOK, May 11 (Reuters) - Thailand's influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on Monday, after about eight months behind bars following a court ruling that ...

BANGKOK: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be eligible for parole in May, according to a senior official at the ...

Who is freed?: Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, 76, left Bangkok's Klong Prem Central Prison after serving part of a one-year sentence for corruption and abuse of power. Why it matters: His release comes as ...

He will remain under probation for another four months after his release. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight.

A crowd of about 300 supporters and political allies gathered outside the Klong Prem Central Prison to greet the 76-year-old billionaire populist. Mr Thaksin was a telecommunications magnate who ...