Thai tycoon Thaksin tastes freedom in homeland 15 years after fleeing

thaksin  Thai ex-PM Thaksin makes first public appearance since release CHIANG MAI Thailand awaits next move as Thaksin walks free Thailand's billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole

BANGKOK: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not attempt to flee the country again in order to escape a lese-majeste case that has BANGKOK — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday he was ready to face charges of insulting the monarchy

Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai politician and businessman who served as prime minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006 He was ousted in a military coup and Thailand's justice minister says Thaksin Shinawatra was on a list of 930 prisoners having their sentence suspended; Thaksin, who was ousted