Thailand's former PM hospitalised after returning home
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved from a Bangkok prison to a hospital in the wee hours on Wednesday after he complained of chest pain and hypertension, according to media reports.
Bangkok, Aug 23 (IANS) Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved from a Bangkok prison to a hospital in the wee hours on Wednesday after he complained of chest pain and hypertension, according to media reports.
Thaksin was transferred to Bangkok's police hospital as the 74-year-old has several diseases that need to be monitored, and the prison ward is not well equipped to treat his condition, the Corrections department said in a statement, Xinhua news agency reported.
Thaksin was Thailand's premier from 2001 to 2006.
He returned to the country on Tuesday after years of self-exile. He was soon put behind bars upon arrival to serve an eight-year sentence due to several convicted charges.