Thailand: Thaksin’s Imminent Return Stirs Hope, Anxiety

By Nontarat Phaicharoen

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s planned homecoming after 15 years of self-imposed exile is generating a mix of excitement and concern in the Southeast Asian country stuck in a political deadlock for the past two months.

Thaksin’s daughter, Paetongtarn, announced last week that...