Thaksin faces Thai court probe over hospital stay after return home

Investigation weighs on ruling party as coalition partners eye key cabinet posts

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok in August 2023 after 15 years of self-imposed exile. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

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BANGKOK -- Controversy over former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's six-month hospitalization after he returned home from self-imposed exile two years ago has rattled the country's politics, overshadowing the ruling party led by his daughter.

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