Thaksin Shinawatra freed from prison after 8 months; the ex-PM and Shinawatra patriarch tops the headlines again. Born 1949, Thai tycoon-political figure.
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on parole from Klong Prem Central Prison this morning, 11 May 2026, after serving about two-thirds of a one-year sentence. Hundreds of supporters greeted him; he will remain on probation, wear an electronic ankle monitor and report to officials for four months.