Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be fully discharged from his sentence under a royal pardon granted in conjunction with the occasion of Queen Suthida’s birthday today.

Thai Justice Minister Rutthapon Naowarat said Thaksin’s name was included in the list of individuals granted a royal pardon following the publication in the Royal Gazette of a Royal Command by King Maha Vajiralongkorn issuing the Royal Decree on Royal Pardons 2026.

Rutthapon said that, under Section 8 of the decree...