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In a shocking verdict, the former mayor of Hat Yai City in Songkhla province has been sentenced to nine years in prison and fined 12.4 million baht by the Supreme Court. The case, which spanned over 18 years, revolved around the misappropriation of funds intended for a sacred Buddhist monument. The ex-mayor was found guilty of improperly approving the withdrawal of almost 30 million baht from the city's reserve fund, which was meant to be used for the construction and maintenance of the monument.






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Exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announces his return to Thailand to attend the funeral of his driver, Wichai Changlek. Thaksin, who left Thailand in 2008, had expressed a desire to return but postponed it due to political uncertainties.