Bangkok, Sept 8, 2025 (AFP) - Thai ex-PM Thaksin lands in Bangkok ahead of crucial court date

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2025-09-08
Influential Thai ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra landed back home on Monday ahead of a scheduled watershed ruling by the kingdom's top court which may see him jailed. Thaksin jetted away last week as his dynasty's party was ousted from office, fuelling speculation he had absconded from a Supreme Court inquiry probing whether he properly served a prison sentence. The results of the investigation are due Tuesday, and while Thaksin's guilt is n......
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