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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra faces lese-majeste charges and needs court permission to travel overseas. © Reuters

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BANGKOK -- Thailand's Criminal Court on Friday cleared former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to visit Malaysia for his first overseas trip since returning home in 2023.

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