Thai election

Thaksin jailed on return to Thailand after 15 years

'It's time for me to be with Thai people,' former prime minister says

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Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra waves to supporters as he arrives at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok on August 22. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

FRANCESCA REGALADO and TSUBASA SURUGA, Nikkei staff writers
August 22, 2023 09:04 JST
Updated on August 22, 2023 14:39 JST

BANGKOK/SINGAPORE -- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand on Tuesday after 15 years in self-exile and around 20 scrapped attempts to come home under a looming prison sentence.

A private jet carrying Thaksin landed at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok at around 9 a.m. Hundreds of supporters had gathered outside the airport to welcome Thaksin.

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