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Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Photo by Pattnapong Chantranontwong) Mr Noppadon said Thaksin, who has been living abroad in self-imposed exile since 2008, told him that he had no plans for a war room to direct red-shirt gatherings...
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Ms Yingluck has been under pressure from the opposition to explain her participation in what aides have said was a private meeting. The questions arose after businessman Ekkayuth Anchanbut claimed he was struck by a former security guard of ex-premier...
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This similarity in Yingluck and Thaksin's working style has become more apparent during the five-day flood-prevention and relief efforts. Yesterday, Yingluck firmly told Nakhon Sawan Governor Jittakaet Nirote that she wanted every detail for building a...
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Priewpan Damapong , the newly Yingluck Shinawatra appointed national police chief and former brother-in-law of Thaksin Shinawatra just blew it with the Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT). TAT has been dancing over coals to play down the negatives in...
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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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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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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...
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He said General Prayuth Chan-ocha remains the Army Chief despite his role in the April-May 2010 crackdown on mostly red-shirt demonstrators, which demonstrates that the government is not fully in charge. "The Yingluck administration is not fully in...
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The red shirts have portrayed him as the "ammat". They blame him for being an outdated reactionary force against the tide of democracy. They also point an accusing finger at him for the 2006 coup to oust Thaksin. For more than six years, the...
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Shinawatra rather than the people should pay for the government's 7.5 million baht compensation package for each victim of the 2010 political unrest, Democrat chief adviser Chuan Leekpai said on Monday. Mr Chuan said the compensation proposal had...
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But the U.A.E. , which the Associated Press in February called a "luxury refuge" for "political fugitives in exile" has a history of taking in political exiles, and several currently live there: "The roster of Emirate exiles includes former Thai Prime...
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She says the law has become increasingly politicised as Thailand has become increasingly divided. She points out that the number of cases has risen sharply since the military coup of 2006, which removed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power.
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He said the ex-premier suggested that of the total 99 members of the charter drafting panel, 77 should be directly elected by people in the 77 provinces. After that the 77 members could select an additional 22 members from experts in various fields,...
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The reconciliation law will be issued as an act and six articles have already been drafted, he said. "The law will ensure fair treatment for all sides, including Thaksin, from Sept 18, 2006 onwards," Mr Chalerm said. The deputy premier said he will...
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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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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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, center, accompanied by Shim Myung-pil who heads a body to lead South Korea's project to refurbish its four major rivers, visits a reservoir for irrigation on the Namhan River in Yeoju, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Thaksin visited...
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Exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, left, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, and former Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama raise their joined hands during the Medal Decoration ceremony at Cambodia Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011.
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (R) and Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh (L) attend the International Forum on ' Asian Century: Challenges and Prospects' at the Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh on September 19, 2011. Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra met...
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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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