BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra defended a controversial political amnesty bill that has sparked mass anti-government protests, urging the country to “forgive” after years of civil strife.
Opponents fear the legislation would allow fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra – Yingluck’s brother – to return from self-imposed exile.
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