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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
As Thai politics is about to take another turn, with the next election on the horizon, fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is making a stir by vowing to stage a comeback. Thaksin, who was handed a two-year jail term for the controversial Ratchada land purchase scheme, escaped from justice in 2008 after previously making a brief return. It is widely speculated that his Pheu Thai Party will be a poll favourite in the next election. Since establishing Thai Rak Thai (TRT) in 2001, his parties, despite ending up being dissolved, always emerged a major winner as the tycoon-turned-politicia…