Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra Indicted for Royal Insult
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will face charges of insulting the monarchy over a 2015 interview, highlighting ongoing tensions with the royalist establishment. His indictment under the lese majeste law, which has been widely used against political dissidents, may limit his political ambitions despite his recent return from exile and his party's coalition government formation.
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