Thailand’s ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early after serving eight months of a one-year corruption sentence. The 76-year-old telecom billionaire will undergo four months of probation under an electronic monitoring device. With other legal cases still pending, his early release is likely to fuel fresh speculation over whether he can re-enter Thai politics.
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