Since February 6, 2008 Thaksin University, while still under state

Thaksin was sentenced to eight years in jail on graft charges on his return from 15 years in self exile He was granted a partial royal pardon

THAKSIN'S OPPONENTS Four oddities marked the open opposition to Thaksin during the year leading up to the 19 September putsch First was the identity of the

thaksin Thaksin Shinawatra, one of the most influential and polarising characters in Thai politics, has had his eight-year prison sentence reduced

thaksin Paroled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during his trip to Phuket last week,