maeve harris#Thailand's irascible PM Prayut walks out of a news conference after being asked a question about deposed and exiled former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Prayut was the leader of the coup that overthrew the elected government of #Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister. Thaksin's daughter has declared her candidacy for PM in the upcoming election https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-pm-walks-out-news-conference-over-question-ex-leader-thaksin-2023-01-26/
Thai PM walks out of news conference over question on ex-leader Thaksin
The mere mention of Thailand's ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra prompted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to walk out of a news conference this week, irked by talk of the exiled political heavyweight's long-touted return.