Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told the media on Wednesday that permission was granted for humanitarian reasons.

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said Mr Rajapaksa may arrive in Thailand on Thursday, after temporarily staying in Singapore. He said Mr Rajapaksa will enter the kingdom with a diplomatic passport which...
 

Asked if Thailand could deny Mr Rajapaksa entry, Mr Don said Thailand was able to but the government believed his stay would not cause any trouble for the country. In addition, the Sri Lankan government...

Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat told the Bangkok Post that Thailand received a request for the former president to enter Thailand from the current government of Sri Lanka. "The consideration was based...
 

"The stay is temporary in nature with the aim of onward travel. No political asylum has been sought," he said. Mr Rajapaksa fled his island nation last month amid unprecedented unrest triggered by Sri...

Mr Rajapaksa has not made any public appearances or comments since leaving Sri Lanka, and Singapore's government said this month that the city-state had not accorded him any privileges or immunity. A...

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