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    <text>Thailand's parliament passes an amnesty bill covering political activists convicted since 2005 while excluding corruption and royal insult offences. The measure awaits royal approval. </text>
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      <text>Former Thai prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is released from prison on parole after serving eight months of a one-year sentence. </text>
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    <text>The Thai corrections department approves the early release of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption, citing his age and the limited time remaining on his sentence, with his release subject to probation conditions. </text>
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    <text>The Thai Supreme Court rules that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term for corruption, declaring his prior hospital detention unlawful. </text>
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      <text>United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces visa restrictions against former and current Thai officials who were involved in deporting of at least 40 Uyghur men who were seeking asylum back to China, despite concerns that they could face persecution. </text>
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  <text>The Thai interior ministry identifies irregularities in the mandatory examination results of 5,814 civil servants and considers suspensions, while police arrest three suspected organizers following a joint investigation with the anti-corruption commission. </text>
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