Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole after serving most of his one-year sentence. Authorities imposed strict probation conditions, including electronic monitoring and travel restrictions, while the influential politician still faces a separate royal defamation appeal case in Thailand
Thailand’s new Cabinet was sworn in Thursday, including suspended PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, now culture minister, amid an ethics probe over her remarks to Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Acting PM Suriya led the ceremony, with Phumtham Wechayachai likely to assume acting duties
