Thaksin Shinawatra: The Rise, Fall, and Return of a Political Titan

Factbox-Thailand's billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's Supreme Court will decide if billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra should serve jail time in lieu of the six months he spent in hospital detention for his conviction for conflicts of interest and abuse of power.

Thaksin Shinawatra: The Rise, Fall, and Return of a Political Titan

Thailand's Supreme Court is set to rule on whether Thaksin Shinawatra's hospital detention can substitute jail time for his conviction. The former billionaire PM's influence has shaped Thai politics for 25 years with his populist policies, controversial ousting in 2006, and dramatic 2023 return before renewed political turmoil.

Thaksin Flies to Singapore, Plans Return to Thailand for Ruling

Thaksin back in Thailand ahead of court verdict

Thaksin could be imprisoned if judges decide that the six months he spent in hospital in 2023 instead of jail does not count as time served.

Thaksin's jet heading for Singapore then likely returning to Thailand  - Thai Newsroom

LATEST data from global flight tracker Flightradar24 shows that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s private airplane has left Dubai and is expected to land at Singapore this morning (Sep. 8) before flying onwards to Thailand, as previously announced, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 6.50 a.m. the Swedish flight tracking service said a […] The post Thaksin’s jet heading for Singapore then likely returning to Thailand  appeared first on Thai …