Ex-PM Thaksin delays return to Thailand

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 06, 2023 12:12 am

BANGKOK: Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday he had delayed his return to the Southeast Asian kingdom next week, as he awaits a breakthrough in a post-election gridlock that could see his family's party lead a coalition government.

The 74-year-old billionaire, who won two elections but was ousted in a 2006 military coup, has been in self-exile for 15 years and long said he wished to return home, despite facing criminal charges that he says are politically motivated.

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