Exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra appears to be more confident of his chances of returning home triumphantly this year. In the Clubhouse chatroom in mid-December, he told his audience that he wants to return home to help the country and even talks about the chance of playing golf with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. There are reasons for his enhanced confidence. First of all, the next general election may happen sooner rather than later if the PM dissolves the House rather than battle on against opposition Pheu Thai MPs’ attempts to render the House dysfunctional by declining t…

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