BANGKOK: Thailand's jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be freed on Sunday, the Southeast Asian kingdom's premier said, just six months after the controversial billionaire returned from 15 years of self-imposed exile.

HAPPY HOMECOMING Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (center) is about to greet his supporters after landing at Don Mueang International Airport in the capital Bangkok on Aug. 22, 2023. AFP PHOTO
HAPPY HOMECOMING Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (center) is about to greet his supporters after landing at Don Mueang International Airport in the capital Bangkok on Aug. 22, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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