Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was cleared Friday of royal defamation charges, relieving one of the threats to his embattled dynasty, which has dominated the nation's politics for two decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/asia-pacific/politics/thaksin-thailand-acquitted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #thaksinshinawatra