Thailand’s divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra returns after 15 years in exile

BANGKOK — Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand on Tuesday after years of self-imposed exile to face possible criminal penalties on the same day that a party affiliated with him plans to start forming a new government. Thaksin has said his decision to return has nothing to do with an expected vote in… Continue reading Thailand’s divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra returns after 15 years in exile