February 8, 2008
BANGKOK - Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand from a self-imposed exile before May, according to Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama.
It seems the ex-premier does miss not only his family here, but also the Songkran Festival.
"Definitely he will return before May and his legal team will work out an exact date," Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama told reporters.
His wife Pojaman last month told a court that Thaksin would return to Thailand in May.
Noppadon said Thaksin had called to congratulate him on his new job.
He was one of several close aides to Thaksin who joined Samak government.
Interior Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said he hoped Thaksin would return soon.
"It's time that Thaksin should come home," the minister told reporters.
