Red Shirt leaders in Nakhon Phanom province arranged a van to welcome and support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra upon his parole release outside the prison, also preparing the famous Nakhon Phanom No.1 variety of litchi as a gift.
On 10 May 2026, reporters reported that in Nakhon Phanom province, there was notable activity among Red Shirt leaders following the Department of Corrections' scheduled parole release. Thaksin Shinawatra The 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand, on 11 May 2026.
. “Priao Talad Taek,” a Red Shirt leader in Nakhon Phanom, revealed that he had gathered Red Shirt leaders in Nakhon Phanom to arrange a van to welcome and support “former Prime Minister Thaksin.” An essential gift is the famous Nakhon Phanom litchi variety, known as No.1 or Nakhon Phanom 1, an economic fruit generating nearly 100 million baht annually for the province. On the day of Thaksin’s parole release, they planned to present it for him to taste its delicious flavor.
They also planned to embrace and encourage him. Recently, they embraced him for the 20th time during his speech campaign for the Nakhon Phanom Provincial Administrative Organization governor in January 2025 because he is a beloved leader who has continuously transformed and developed Nakhon Phanom. Back in 2004, former Prime Minister Thaksin held a cabinet meeting in Nakhon Phanom and approved a budget of over 1.7 billion baht to build the Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge at Nakhon Phanom–Kham Muang, transforming Nakhon Phanom into a border economic city. This bridge is the shortest route connecting China and Vietnam. Furthermore, he promoted and strengthened relations with Vietnam, leading to the construction of the Thai-Vietnam Friendship Village and fostering tourism and good relations with Vietnam to this day. Priao Talad Taek, the Red Shirt leader, is confident that former Prime Minister Thaksin will visit Nakhon Phanom and meet its people again.