From Exclusive Interview with former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra · · rain winter
“We give them one million baht per village for them to manage; let them manage it as if this is your money — you lend to your peers and social sanction is better than other things for a small village, so I think this was very successful.”
On , Thaksin Shinawatra, Founder of Advanced Info Services at Advanced Info Service, spoke about village fund during Exclusive Interview with former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on rain winter.
Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on May 11, 2026, after serving approximately eight months of his sentence. He was greeted by large crowds of cheering supporters outside Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison, who chanted “We Love Thaksin.” Supporters described him as a leader who worked for ordinary people and expressed that he did not deserve his punishment. The release drew attention to Thailand’s ongoing political divisions.