Thai activists want to know: Is 'male inmate' Thaksin getting VIP treatment? — BenarNews
The convicted ex-PM has been hospitalized for months without having spent a single full day behind bars.
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The convicted ex-PM has been hospitalized for months without having spent a single full day behind bars.
Thaksin Shinawatra's lenient treatment upon his return to Thailand will likely harm Pheu Thai's image and future election-winning prospects.
The 34 cabinet members are a mix of pro-democracy, pro-military officials.
The billionaire was taken into custody to serve an eight-year sentence after returning from exile Aug. 22.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to a hospital from prison around midnight Tuesday complaining of chest tightness and high blood pressure, Thai authorities said, after the ousted prime minister returned home earlier in the day from self-imposed exile.