Thai ex-PM Thaksin receives royal pardon, parole ends tomorrow

Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has received a royal pardon and will end his parole tomorrow, according to his lawyer, Winyat Chartmontri.

“(This) comes as part of a general royal pardon for 7,500 prisoners with good conduct on the occasion of His Majesty the King’s birthday last month,” local Thai media quoted Winyat as saying.

The media reported that Thaksin’s pardon was among...