Thailand's foreign minister was forced during a censure debate Friday to defend himself against angry opposition attacks over his role in the protests that shut Bangkok's airports last year. Kasit Piromya is accused of supporting the ten-day airport siege in November-December by members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) that cost the kingdom 8.3 billion dollars and tarnished its tourist-friendly image. The 64-year-old reportedly said the blockade, the culmination of a four-month... Read Full Story
So good old Thaksin what’s his name, the former Prime Minister of Thailand, is supposedly "on the run" after a Thai court issued an arrest warrant for both him and his wife. Why? Because they both skipped bail, failed to appear in court in Bangkok on Monday and high tailed it to London instead. They probably had a bit of site seeing to do! Let’s not forget, this is the Chairman of a Premier League team, you could make it up, could you!?
Shinawatra and his wife will also forfeit bail in... Read Full Story
BANGKOK — Thailand's new prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday urged fugitive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra not to incite unrest in the kingdom ahead of mass protests planned by the opposition.
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British-born Abhisit told AFP that he hoped pro-Thaksin rallies due to start on Sunday would not disrupt
his plans to unveil his policies to parliament, adding that police had been ordered to avoid... Read Full Story
Excerpt: Ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who faces having billions of dollars in assets seized by the Thai courts, has set up a fund to help Asia weather financial turmoil, an adviser said on Tuesday.
Multi-millionaire Thaksin, ousted in a 2006 coup, has set up the Building a Better Future Foundation, which his spokesman said aimed to bring together some of Asia’s brightest financial brains to help struggling poor nations.
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Man City's Elano put two in the net as the home side embarrassed West Ham. Photograph: Phil Cole/Getty Images. It is not often that you can sit through an entire Premier League match and see one sid... 1 Vote(s) Read Full Story
The Guardian's south-east Asia correspondent Ian MacKinnon talks about Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra who faces corruption charges in Thailand 3 Vote(s) Read Full Story
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