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Imprisoned Thaksin healthy, morale good, says visiting family
Post Reporters, Published on 15/09/2025
» The daughters and ex-wife of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra visited him in Klongprem Prison in Bangkok on Monday morning after his five-day covid-19 quarantine period ended.
Pheu Thai 'could dip below 100 seats' in next election
Post Reporters, Published on 14/09/2025
» Pheu Thai list-MP and spokesman Danuporn Punnakanta on Sunday acknowledged criticism the party could win fewer than 100 seats in the next general election after two major developments involving former prime ministers Thaksin Shinawatra and Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Former spokesman defends Thaksin’s eligibility for parole
Published on 13/09/2025
» A former Pheu Thai Party spokesman has defended former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s eligibility for parole, saying the matter rests solely with the Department of Corrections and should not be politicised.
Things can still get worse
Published on 13/09/2025
» Pheu Thai's populist policies used to be a winning formula but the digital wallet, 20-baht flat fare schemes could return to haunt it v Some observers feel Thaksin going to jail could inspire a reversal of fortunes for the beleaguered former ruling party.
Election Commission says Thaksin did not influence six parties
Online Reporters, Published on 12/09/2025
» The Election Commission (EC) has dropped a complaint claiming former prime minister Thaskin Shinawatra illegally wielded influence over six political parties while a reform network is seeking to have him deemed a “low-class inmate”.
Election Commission: Paetongtarn can stay as Pheu Thai leader despite ethics ruling
Published on 12/09/2025
» The Election Commission (EC) has insisted the Constitutional Court’s ruling against Paetongtarn Shinawatra for a serious ethical violation, which led to her removal as prime minister, does not automatically disqualify her from serving as Pheu Thai Party leader.
Brazil's Bolsonaro faces prison after coup plotting conviction
AFP, Published on 12/09/2025
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday convicted firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup, sealing his fate with a 4-1 vote that could send him to prison for the rest of his life.
Nepal’s young protesters find an unlikely partner: the army
New York Times, Published on 11/09/2025
» KATHMANDU — When protesters in Nepal torched parliament, the Supreme Court and the homes of five former prime ministers on Tuesday, no one seemed to be in charge of a country in anarchy. Then, that night, Gen Ashok Raj Sigdel, the chief of the Nepali army, appeared in a short video, urging calm in the streets.
Imprisoned Thaksin in Covid quarantine
Post Reporters, Published on 11/09/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, currently serving a one-year sentence at Klongprem Central Prison, is now under a five-day coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) quarantine as officials determine his placement and responsibilities.
‘Not a friendly place’: Inside the prison where Thaksin is jailed
Published on 11/09/2025
» Three blankets to sleep with, an open bathing area, bland food and the constant risk of violence. These are the conditions inside the maximum security prison in Thailand’s capital where 76-year-old former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is jailed, according to two people with knowledge of the facility.