Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Tuesday said the former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's return to Thailand, now scheduled on Feb. 28, is "a good thing", and he doesn't think Thaksin's return will cause political chaos.
Samak said during a media interview at the Government House that he considers the return of Thaksin is a good thing, because he could face charges at the court and clarify for himself.
Samak said he believes that police could keep the situation under control although anti-Thaksin groups have threatened to launch rallies at the airport on Thursday.
He said no special order has been made to enhance the security in Bangkok on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama held a news conference Tuesday morning, saying "Thaksin will personally outline his plans and everything will be clear".
Noppadon said the anti-Thaksin rally planned by the People's Alliance for Democracy would not change Thaksin's scheduled return.
Although Thaksin is believed to announce his schedule late Tuesday, local FM 100 Traffic Radio reported that name of Thaksin's son has already emerged on the passenger list of Thai Airways. He will take the flight TG 603 from Hong Kong to Bangkok on Thursday morning and arrive at Bangkok's International Airport at about 9 a.m. (0200 GMT).
Source: Xinhua
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