Published May 14, 2026, 12:24 AM ET · Updated 6 months ago · 1 source
Can Thailand’s Powerful Shinawatra Family Make a Political Comeback?
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Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra — one of Thailand’s most polarizing but enduring political figures since he became prime minister in 2001 — was jailed in September for corruption after returning to the country from years of self-imposed exile. Just eight months later, on May 11, he walked out of a Bangkok prison having served parts of a sentence reduced by royal pardon.