Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (R) arrives with his daughter Thailand's sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (L) at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on September 9, 2025, ahead of a ruling on whether he properly served a prison term in 2023. Photo by AFP

BANGKOK – Thailand’s jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be released early from prison next month, the corrections department said on Wednesday.

“He will be released on May 11, 2026 and will need to comply with all conditions” until his probation ends, including wearing an electronic monitor, the department said in a statement.

Thaksin, 76, has been serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption since September. – AFP

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