The Latest Breaking News from Police General Hospital

Police hope witnesses can shed light on school shooting

Police are stepping up their investigation into the shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, questioning teachers, students and witnesses as they seek to determine what motivated a 14-year-old boy to kill eight people before taking his own life on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 8

Thaksin ‘expected to be paroled in May’

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to be granted parole in May, when he will have served two-thirds of his one-year prison term, according to a source at the Department of Corrections.

Bangkok Post · Jan 16

Two doctors face suspension in Thaksin hospital case

The Medical Council of Thailand has said it plans to suspend two doctors and issue a warning to a third after concluding that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was not critically ill, which had been cited as the reason for him to serve his prison sentence in a hospital.

Bangkok Post · May 9, 2025

Thaksin's out-of-prison hospital stay extended

Jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will continue receiving treatment at Police General Hospital under an extension approved by the Department of Corrections after a 60-day out-of-prison period expired on Saturday.

Bangkok Post · Oct 23, 2023

Thaksin ‘pool party’ pic 2 years old

A photograph of Thaksin Shinawatra playing with a grandchild in a swimming pool turns out to have been taken two years ago, and not since the ex-prime minister’s return to Thailand, as a former politician alleged on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Oct 9, 2023

Thaksin had surgery last week, says daughter

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has undergone surgery and is in the process of recovery according to his daughter Paetongtarn, who said on Tuesday she does not know how long he must remain in hospital.

Bangkok Post · Sep 20, 2023

Activists demand update on Thaksin's condition

Activists on Monday demanded the Police General Hospital release the latest condition of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to prove if he deserves to stay there instead of in prison.

Bangkok Post · Sep 18, 2023

Questions raised about Thaksin's condition

A legal scholar is asking the Department of Corrections if former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra really is so seriously ill that he requires treatment in a premium ward at the Police General Hospital as claimed.

Bangkok Post · Sep 6, 2023

Paetongtarn worried about Thaksin's heart condition

Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday her father Thaksin would stay at the Police General Hospital, not move to a private hospital, but she was worried about his heart condition.

Bangkok Post · Aug 30, 2023

Activists seek answers on Thaksin ‘favours’

Activists on Thursday asked authorities to look into whether Thaksin Shinawatra received a special favour when he was admitted to Police General Hospital just hours after he started his eight-year prison term.

Bangkok Post · Aug 24, 2023