Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra (Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัตร, IPA: [tʰáksǐn tɕʰinnawát]; Chinese: 丘達新, Qiū Dáxīn, nicknamed Maew แม้ว by the media ), 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 in a military coup and convicted in absentia of abusing power, he is currently outside of Thailand. Born in July 26, 1949, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, Thaksin started his career in... read more
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Noppadon defends Thaksin
From The Bangkok Post Dated 21 May 2012 Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has never used the red-shirts as a political tool but viewed them as holding to the same ideology he does, with the aim to push the country forward to a true democracy, Noppadon Pattama said...
The Blue Moon finally rises
From Big News Network Dated 20 May 2012 Just hours before the sale of Manchester City was completed in September 2008, the club's previous owner Thaksin Shinawatra was in buoyant mood. Not because he had managed to sell the club to ...
Impatient Thai red shirts want justice from PM Yingluck
From Big News Network Dated 20 May 2012 A red shirt supporter stands next to Laos police on guard during a merit-making ceremony for former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra at a temple in Vientiane, capital of Laos April 12, ...
Thailand's 'Red Shirts' to rally in Bangkok
From France 24 Dated 19 May 2012 Tens of thousands of "Red Shirt" supporters were expected to bring central Bangkok to a standstill Saturday on the second anniversary of a deadly crackdown on street protests, according to city police.At least 1,200 officers will be deployed for the...
Democrats call for action over KTB loan scandal
From The Nation Multimedia Dated 17 May 2012 The opposition Democrat Party Thursday called on the AttorneyGeneral's Office to decide soon whether to file charges against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and 31 others in connection with a loan scandal involving...
Manchester City triumph repays some of sheikh's millions and patience
From Big News Network Dated 13 May 2012 Manchester City 's first league title since 1968 lands the Holy Grail for Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who has spent close to 1bn since buying the club from Thaksin Shinawatra, the ...
Chalerm: Those MPs left out of the Cabinet to see Thaksin
From The Nation Multimedia Dated 11 May 2012 Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung on Friday criticised Pheu Thai MPs planning to meet former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in China as those left out of the Cabinet.
Victims of 1991 fire ask PM's help with centre
From The Nation Multimedia Dated 10 May 2012 Victims of the huge chemical fire that devastated Bangkok's Klong Toei community in 1991 day urged PM Yingluck Shinawatra Thursday to speedily implement the Thaksin Shinawatra administration's resolution to establish an occupational medicine...
Thai army secretly plans for the worst
From Asia Times Online Dated 10 May 2012 Thailand's military is moving pre-emptively to safeguard national stability and to prevent a curbing of its political independence should former premier Thaksin Shinawatra follow through on pledges to return from self-exile. Commander-in-chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha has activated new combat divisions...
If you don't think the king deserves to be feted, don't say so in Thailand
From The Japan Times Dated 2 May 2012 Thailand will soon celebrate another important national event — the 62nd anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's coronation on Saturday. King Bhumibol, a much revered figure in the kingdom, remains the longest living monarch in the world. He was enthroned in...
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