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Thaksin ‘expected to be paroled in May’
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/01/2026
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to be granted parole in May, when he will have served two-thirds of his one-year prison term, according to a source at the Department of Corrections.
Former Thai PM Thaksin seeks royal pardon
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/09/2025
» Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a petition for a royal pardon for his one-year jail sentence, his lawyer said on Monday.
Court rules Thaksin must serve one year in jail
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/09/2025
» Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in prison.
Thaksin returns for Supreme Court ruling
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/09/2025
» Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Bangkok when his private jet landed at Don Mueang airport on Monday afternoon, the day before the Supreme Court’s ruling on his prolonged hospital stay instead of serving prison time.
Company in Finland exploited dozens of Thai workers, court says
Published on 08/09/2025
» A district court in Finland has sentenced Vernu Vasunta, CEO of berry company Kiantama, to three and a half years in prison for aggravated human trafficking involving dozens of Thai workers.
Actress caught drink-driving, partner tries to interfere
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/08/2025
» A popular Thai-German actress has been convicted and sentenced for drunk driving after being stopped In the early hours of Sunday at a police traffic checkpoint in Bangkok.
Woman jailed for ‘Face Off’ cosmetic surgery scam
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/08/2025
» The Criminal Court sentenced Xeping Chaiyasan to four years in prison for defrauding the public through a cosmetic surgery scheme known as “Face Off.”
Sek Loso jailed for nearly 3 years
R May, Published on 21/05/2025
» Rock musician Seksan Sookpimay, known as "Sek Loso", has lost his final appeal.
17 arrest warrants issued over SAO building collapse
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/05/2025
» The Criminal Court on Thursday approved arrest warrants for 17 people, including construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, in connection with the collapse of the 2.1-billion-baht State Audit Office building in Bangkok.
Two doctors face suspension in Thaksin hospital case
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/05/2025
» The Medical Council of Thailand has said it plans to suspend two doctors and issue a warning to a third after concluding that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was not critically ill, which had been cited as the reason for him to serve his prison sentence in a hospital.