Thai billionaire ex-PM returns from exile after 15 years

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Bangkok | Thaksin Shinawatra, the former premier who was ousted in a coup and has been living in exile since 2006, returned to Bangkok for the first time in 15 years on Tuesday, adding to the country’s political drama on a day that parliament was to vote for a new prime minister. Mr Thaksin was living in self-imposed exile in part to avoid facing corruption and abuse of power charges affiliated with his telecom business. While in exile, he shuttled between England, Hong Kong and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, avoiding Thailand for fear of not receiving a fair trial. He...