Thaksin attempts to reconnect with masses through Chiang Mai trip

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (C) poses with supporters at Warorot Market in Chiang Mai on March 15, 2024. Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra visited his hometown in the kingdom's north as he made his first public appearances since being freed early from a jail sentence for graft and abuse of power. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Analysts say Mr Thaksin Shinawatra's trip to his home town is aimed at reviving support for Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai Party.

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Tan Hui Yee

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BANGKOK - Shorn of the neck brace he has worn in public since he was paroled, Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra sat alongside incumbent Premier Srettha Thavisin for a homecoming dinner in the northern province of Chiang Mai on March 15.

When quizzed by reporters the next day if Mr Srettha – who

also happened to be in Chiang Mai for a work trip

– had asked for advice, the billionaire replied: “I only told him not to work till midnight, because I worry about the overtime payment.”

Thaksin attempts to reconnect with masses through Chiang Mai trip

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