A Pheu Thai MP yesterday told the People's Alliance for Democracy that their long-standing enemy Thaksin Shinawatra might soon deliver "good news" regarding jailed yellow shirts Veera Somkwamkid and Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, both imprisoned in Cambodia.
Thaksin will visit Phnom Penh during the Songkran holidays, and Pheu Thai MP and party spokesman Jirayu Huangsap said the former prime minister would discuss the possibility of releasing Veera and Ratree with Cambodian leader Hun Sen.
Both have been imprisoned in Phnom Penh for espionage and illegal entry into Cambodia since December 2010.
Thaksin is scheduled to visit Cambodia on April 14 and 15 following a three-day trip to Laos on April 11-13.
"There could be good news about the pair on April 16," Mr Jirayu said.
Mr Jirayu rejected as "ridiculous" a rumour that the exiled ex-premier would disguise himself among 20,000 red-shirt supporters and sneak back into Thailand from Laos.
The red shirts plan to meet Thaksin in Laos and on their way back they will wear the same shirts and masks bearing Thaksin's likeness.