Former Thai PM Thaksin leaves Hong Kong for home
2008-02-27 17:37:29 Xinhua English
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HONG KONG, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's coup-ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left here Thursday morning for Thailand after 17 months of self-exile.
Thaksin has been living in self-exile overseas, in his London residence and other places around the world ever since the Sept. 19 coup in 2006 that ousted him when he was attending a United Nations assembly in New York.
Speculations have been circulating about Thaskin's return as the People Power Party (PPP), believed closely related to Thaksin, managed to win the Dec. 23 general election last year and formed a coalition government early this year.
Thaksin has repeatedly stated his wish to return to his home country to fight a series of corruption and abuse of power charges.
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