Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Dubai on Nov 8, 2022, with his daughter Paetongtarn, Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate, and baby granddaughter. (Photo: Ing Shinawatra's Facebook)Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, living in self-exile in Dubai, posted on social media again on Tuesday saying he wants to return home to Thailand by July, before his birthday, to care for his grandchildren. I am determined to return home by July before my birthday to take care of my grandchildren. On Tuesday he posted again on Twitter at 10.26am: "Don't worry that I will be a burden for the Pheu Thai Party. Critics said it was his last push for his Pheu Thai Party to achieve its goal of winning the election by a landslide as the Move Forward Party's popularity was growing fast and threatening.

Source: Bangkok Post May 09, 2023 23:21 UTC