Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from prison today (11 May) after serving eight months of a one-year prison sentence for corruption and abuse of power, which was passed on him while in self-exile.

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted parole after serving eight months of a one-year prison sentence for corruption and abuse of power, which was pressed against him while in self-exile. He will be released on 11 May.

Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, who is currently serving a one-year jail sentence, has met with two legal setbacks after his effort to avoid  facing a royal defamation charge was overturned and he was ordered to pay back taxes.

The Supreme Court has ordered former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to spend one year in prison, ruling that his previous hospital detention was not in accordance with Department of Corrections regulations.

Former Prime Minister has been acquitted of a royal defamation charge over his 2015 interview given to the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo.

The Administrative Court has clarified its judgement over former Prime Minister Yingluck’s rice pledging scheme and explained why her liability was limited to 10 billion baht, instead of the 35 billion baht sought by the Finance Ministry.

In the forthcoming no-confidence debate, the opposition People’s Party has omitted Thaksin Shinawatra’s formal name from its motion, replacing it with an indirect reference after concerns were raised regarding a violation of parliamentary regulations.

Despite the Constitutional Court’s dismissal of a treason complaint filed against the Pheu Thai Party and its patriarch, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) says that it will continue its investigation into accusations against Pheu Thai.

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a treason complaint filed against the ruling Pheu Thai Party and its patriarch, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, on the grounds that there is not enough evidence to prove that they committed treason.

A treason complaint filed against the ruling Pheu Thai Party and its patriarch, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has been dismissed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

The ruling Pheu Thai Party and its patriarch, Thaksin Shinawatra, have been hit with a new legal challenge in the form of a petition filed with the Constitutional Court for alleged treason - similar to one that brought down the Move Forward Party (MFP).

Nearly three weeks after Paetongtarn Shinawatra was named Prime Minister, the new cabinet lineup, from seven parties and one political faction, has been finalised amid criticism of nepotism. More than half are holdovers from the previous administration.