Thaksin's Chiang Mai trip shakes faith of hometown loyalists

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets supporters at Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai on March 15. (Photo by Francesca Regalado)

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Early on Friday morning, a group of European tourists were told to hurry up the stairs of Doi Suthep, the iconic mountaintop temple in Chiang Mai.

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