BANGKOK, May 11 (Reuters): Thailand's billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was released from jail on parole and met by cheering crowds on Monday, eight months after a court ordered him to do the prison time he tried to dodge with a prolonged stay in hospital.
The 76-year-old tycoon remade and dominated Thai politics for a quarter-century, but his influence has waned of late following his jailing and his once formidable Pheu Thai Party's worst election performance on record earlier this year.
Thailand's former PM Thaksin freed from prison
FE Team | Published: May 11, 2026 21:48:09
Thailand's former PM Thaksin freed from prison
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