A car in the motorcade believed to be carrying Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra drives by after leaving a private jet terminal at Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport, after he flew out of the country for what he claimed was a medical check-up in Dubai ahead of a key court case, in Bangkok, Thailand, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra arrived back in Thailand on Monday, his political party said, a day before a Supreme Court verdict that could potentially send the tycoon to prison.
Thaksin left Thailand unannounced on Thursday, prompting frenzied speculation he had fled into exile to avoid possible jail amid a scramble for power. On Friday, the government led by the Pheu Thai party he backs fell after it lost a vote in parliament to a rival party.
