Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s controversial former prime minister, has divorced his wife Potjaman after 32 years of marriage.

Telecommunications billionaire Mr Thaksin and his wife are in effect stateless. They both face jail sentences if they return to Thailand – he over a conviction on charges of breaching conflict-of-interest laws and she for a tax evasion conviction. Mr Thaksin says the charges and convictions are politically motivated.