Greeted by love, and hate

In honour of King and country: Thaksin bowing in homage to the king’s portrait after landing at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport. Thaksin returned to the kingdom yesterday after 15 years in exile, before being led away by officials to be processed on multiple outstanding criminal cases. — AFP

Thaksin returns to shouts of ‘I love you’ and eight years’ jail

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned after 15 years of self-imposed exile to thousands of excited supporters – and a jail term of eight years.