Thaksin visits City Pillar, appears healthier

After being merit-making, former prime minister departs for Chiang Mai.

Before departing for his home county of Chiang Mai, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra paid tribute to the Bangkok City Pillar Shrine early on Thursday night, displaying signs of increased wellbeing.

At 5.19am, Thaksin arrived at the monument on a dark Mercedes-Benz van. Pitaka Suksawat, her father, and his youngest daughter, Pheu Thai Party chief Paetongtarn Shinawatra, were with him. The pair traveled by another Mercedes-Benz van.

The former prime minister who had been sentenced to prison made his way to the temple while sporting a face mask and neck buckle. Unlike next month, the 74- yr- older did not require an arm brace or a wheelchair, showing signs of improvement since being paroled next month.

At the temple, Thaksin paid value to the state’s guardian souls, placing offerings, putting gold leaf and tying shade bands around the wall.

After 26 hours, he left without giving conversations, as investigators were barred from approaching the authorities- guarded temple.

The original business mogul was scheduled to depart for Chiang Mai on his private plane at Don Mueang air-port at 7am on Saturday, and then make his way back to Bangkok.

In the morning of February 18th, Thaksin was let go from Police General Hospital. He had stayed it for for six months, basically due to severe and existence- threatening conditions, after he&nbsp, returned to the state &nbsp, in the morning of Aug 22, 2023.

He was admitted to Police General Hospital for at least six months, but he still met the requirements for pardon because he is over 70 years old, had a serious illness, and was regarded as having served at least six weeks of his sentence.

After his return to the country on Aug 22, 2023, Thaksin was brought to the Supreme Court, which sentenced him to&nbsp, eight years&nbsp, in prison in three scenarios.

He was then taken to the Bangkok Remand Prison, but late that night- or early the next morning -&nbsp, corrections officials moved him&nbsp, to Police General Hospital, saying he needed present care products for some important conditions, including chest pain, hypertension and lower blood oxygen.

The eight- year term was reduced to one year in a&nbsp, royal pardon&nbsp, in September 2023.