Thaksin: Out of Sight, But Not Out Of Mind

A landslide by-election by the opposition Puea Thai in the north eastern province of Sakon Nakhon has confirmed the popularity of the exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, and reaffirmed our view that political tensions are likely to linger. The Puea Thai candidate, Anurak Bonsoon, defeated the other main contender, Bhumjaithai's Pithak Chanthasi, by a wide margin.

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