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Thaksin's return seals grand Thai political bargain

2023-08-23 18:29
The end of Thaksin Shinawatra's 15-year-long exile is not an isolated event, but part of a grand political bargain.
Thaksin's return seals grand Thai political bargain

When fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra made his dramatic return to Thailand there was one question everyone was asking: how long would he actually spend in jail?

Now we know the answer: just over 12 hours.

To no-one's surprise Thailand's department of corrections said this...