He posted on X that he needed a medical check up and would delay his return by “a couple of weeks”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
as Thailand struggles to overcome a political deadlock after a May general election won by opponents of military rule.
Thaksin, a former telecoms tycoon, spent years trying to resist military interference in governments led by his populist party and was eventually ousted in a 2006 coup. He posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that he needed a medical check up and would delay his return, originally planned for Aug 10, by “a couple of weeks”.
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