Thaksin, Anwar's Asean adviser, to serve one year in jail
The billionaire Thai politician had avoided serving his prison sentence for corruption.
Raised eyebrows as Anwar turns to convicted Thai strongman Thaksin for advice on Asean
An analyst says the PM's choice of a foreigner to advise him indicates a lack of confidence in Malaysia's ability to lead Asean.
Thailand's billionaire ex-PM Thaksin submits royal pardon request
Thaksin, Thailand's most famous politician, made a dramatic homecoming after 15 years abroad where he lived in self-exile to avoid prison.
Daughter of Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin says clemency request 'up to him'
Thaksin was transferred from prison to a Bangkok police hospital just a few hours into his first night in jail, complaining of chest pains and high blood pressure.
Thailand's jailed ex-PM Thaksin hospitalised after return from exile
Corrections department officials say Thaksin has pre-existing issues with his heart, lungs and spine and blood pressure.
Thailand's fugitive ex-PM Thaksin returns to jail from years in self-exile
Thaksin fled abroad 15 years ago before he was jailed in absentia for abuse of power, two years after the military toppled him in a coup, alleging corruption and disloyalty to the powerful monarchy, which he refutes.
Thailand's fugitive ex-PM Thaksin returns from 17 years in self-exile
Thaksin fled abroad in 2008 to avoid a jail sentence for abuse of power, two years after the military toppled him alleging corruption and disloyalty to the monarchy, which he has vehemently refuted.
Thailand's influential ex-PM Thaksin eyes July return from exile
Prime minister from 2001 until his overthrow in 2006, Thaksin built a political empire by courting millions of disenfranchised working class voters with populist policies.
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