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Protesters supporting Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s populist ex-prime minister, had set up base camp in the mall’s plaza in May 2010. During a widely covered clash with security forces, they had set the building on fire, destroying much of it. The...
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Protesters supporting Thailand's populist ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had set up base camp in the mall's plaza in May 2010. During a widely covered clash with security forces, they had set the building on fire, destroying much of it. The newly...
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, second left, takes a tour of the birthplace of Buddha in Lumbini, Nepal, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. The former Thai leader was overthrown in a 2006 military coup and lives in self-imposed exile after being... View Photo »
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I trust in the principle that the government will not do anything that will benefit me or any individual specifically
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LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra was here last week for dinner with Datuk Seri Najib Razak and was even given police outriders, a stark contrast to his reported visit two years ago which was denied by the Malaysian police. ...
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It contains a clause that led to the dissolution of two pro-Thaksin parties. The Pheu Thai party headed by Thaksin's sister says the constitution is "undemocratic" because it was drafted by a military-appointed committee. The plan submitted Thursday to...
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It contains a clause that led to the dissolution of two pro-Thaksin parties. The Pheu Thai party headed by Thaksin's sister says the constitution is "undemocratic" because it was drafted by a military-appointed committee. The plan submitted Thursday to...
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, left, present a blanket to a resident at a Thai monastery in Lumbini, the area where Buddha was born, Nepal, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. The former Thai leader was overthrown in a 2006 military coup and lives... View Photo »
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Khun Sunai should not spend the national budget for this useless, impossible mission. May I suggest that he ask former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra for the budget to fight this case
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Thailand's ruling party has proposed a controversial plan to amend the country's constitution, which was drafted after a 2006 coup that ousted Thaksin Shinawatra from power. It contains a clause that led to the dissolution of two pro-Thaksin parties. ...
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“It weakens political parties, weakens politicians and limits the freedom of people. The constitution should be drafted by people for people.” Moving to rewrite the constitution is Yingluck’s biggest challenge to a military establishment that six years...
About Thaksin Shinawatra
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Thaksin Shinawatra (help·info) (Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัตร, IPA: [tʰáksǐn tɕʰinnawát]; Chinese: 丘達新, Qiū Dáxīn, nicknamed by the media as แม้ว Maew), born July 26, 1949 in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, is a Thai businessman, politician, former Prime Minister of Thailand, and former leader of the populist Thai Rak Thai Party. Deposed of power in a... Full Article
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Thaksin Shinawatra, former Thai prime minister, gives a lecture to Cambodian economists in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. Cambodia's leader welcomed Thaksin for talks Saturday, just two days after hosting Thaksin's sister, Thailand's current prime minister.
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Thaksin Shinawatra, former Thai prime minister, center, sits together with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, left, and Cambodian Finance Minister Keat Chhun as Thaksin gives a lecture to Cambodian economists in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. Cambodia's leader...
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, left, present a blanket to a resident at a Thai monastery in Lumbini, the area where Buddha was born, Nepal, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. The former Thai leader was overthrown in a 2006 military coup and lives in self-imposed exile after being...
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