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Thaksin Shinawatra [note 2] (born 26 July 1949) is a Thai businessman and politician. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, and was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006.
He assumed the official name of " Borommoraja IV " and " Phra Sri Samphet X ", but is known to Thai history as King Taksin, a combination of his popular name, "Phraya Tak", and his first name, "Sin", or the King of Thonburi.
Aug 22, 2023 · By Jonathan Head, BBC News, Bangkok. Watch: Thaksin returns to Thailand after 15 years in exile. Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra has been jailed upon returning to the country after 15...
Aug 21, 2023 · Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted fugitive former prime minister of Thailand, returned to the country Tuesday for the first time after more than 15 years in self-exile, reintroducing a towering and...
Aug 23, 2023 · Thailand's billionaire former leader Thaksin Shinawatra was taken to hospital on his first night in prison after his historic return from self-exile, officials said on Wednesday, citing concern...
Sep 1, 2023 · Thailand's King has reduced the eight-year prison sentence of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to a year. Mr Thaksin, who returned home last month after 15 years of self-imposed exile,...
Aug 22, 2023 · 22 Aug 2023. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was swiftly arrested, taken to court and jailed after he landed back home in Thailand after 15 years in self-imposed exile. Thaksin, who...
