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Thaksin Shinawatra

Person · Head_of_state · Thailand · 28 dispatches indexed · last seen May 11, 2026
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Geopolitical Politics
Thailand court orders Thaksin to pay US$540 million in tax dispute

Thailand's Supreme Court ordered former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to pay back taxes of around US$540 million over the sale of his telecoms firm, Shin Corporation, a case rooted in corruption allegations from 2006

South China Morning Post · Nov 18
Critical Tech & Minerals
US investigates alleged diversion of Nvidia AI chips through Thailand

U.S. prosecutors investigate allegations that Thai firm OBON diverted approximately 2.5 billion dollars worth of Nvidia AI servers to China's Alibaba, triggering Super Micro's stock decline and marking Washington's major crackdown on AI chip smuggling since 2022 export restrictions.

The Economic Times · 3d ago
Critical Tech & Minerals
US said to suspect Nvidia chips smuggled to Alibaba via Thailand

US prosecutors allege Super Micro's co-founder smuggled approximately 2.5 billion dollars worth of Nvidia-equipped servers through Thailand's OBON Corporation to Chinese firms including Alibaba, violating export restrictions since 2022.

The Boston Globe · 4d ago
Geopolitical Politics
Thaksin Meets Pardon Eligibility

Thailand's Corrections Department confirms ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra eligible for pardon in May.

Thanh Nien · Feb 26