BANGKOK, Thailand — Billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday hit out at Thailand’s ruling junta, saying coups targeting his family have made the country worse off over the past 12 years. Another coup in 2014 toppled a civilian government headed by Thaksin’s younger sister Yingluck, who fled the country. Our country is now suffering.”Both Thaksin and Yingluck live in self-exile to avoid court cases they say are politically motivated. On Friday the junta eased a longstanding ban on political activities, allowing parties to meet and recruit members. Pheu Thai, the party associated with the Shinawatras, called for all the conditions to be lifted “immediately” in a statement Tuesday.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 18, 2018 13:13 UTC