Thailand's former PM hospitalised after returning home

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Thailand's former PM hospitalised after returning home

August 23, 2023
Updated: 01:24 pm

Thailand's former PM hospitalised after returning home

Bangkok, Aug 23 : Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved from a Bangkok prison to a hospital in the wee hours on Wednesday after he complained of chest pain and hypertension, according to media reports. Thaksin was transferred to Bangkok's police hospital as the 74-year-old has several diseases that need to be monitored, and the prison ward is not well equipped to treat his condition, the Corrections department said in a statement, Xinhua news agency reported. Thaksin was Thailand's premier from 2001 to 2006. He returned to the country on Tuesday after years of self-exile. He was soon put behind bars upon arrival to serve an eight-year sentence due to several convicted charges. /IANS

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