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Thai court acquits former PM Yingluck Shinawatra on charges of mishandling government funds
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, now living in exile, on charges of mishandling funds for a government project in 2013, the latest legal victory for the powerful family of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The ruling...
Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin, just freed from detention, may still face a royal defamation charge
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai prosecutors said Monday that further investigation is needed to decide whether to bring former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to trial for defaming the monarchy, just a day after he was freed from a prison sentence on other charges he was serving in a hospital. ...
Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin is free on parole, but can he restore his old political luster?
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the Southeast Asian nation’s most controversial politician for more than two decades, was released on parole early Sunday from a Bangkok hospital where he spent six months serving time for corruption-related offenses. ...
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits Thailand with busy schedule to extend close ties
BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday made his first official visit to neighboring Thailand since becoming his country’s leader last year, seeking to renew the close ties the two countries have maintained in recent times. In addition to meeting with his...
Thai activist gets two-year suspended prison sentence for 2021 remarks about monarchy
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Wednesday convicted a prominent political activist of defaming the country’s monarchy and sentenced her to a two-year suspended jail term under a controversial law that criminalizes any perceived criticism of the royal institution. Patsaravalee...
