Thaksin Shinawatra, former Thailand prime minister and one-time

Twice elected premier and ousted in a 2006 military coup, Thaksin was given his freedom before sunrise on Sunday by King Maha Vajiralongkorn

The return of Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra after years of self-exile could mark the end of a chapter in the country's

thaksin Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday that he was ready to face charges of insulting the monarchy

thaksin Thaksin founded the populist Pheu Thai party His family's parties have won all but one election since 2001, with three Shinawatra governments