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Tensions grow as Thailand awaits Thaksin’s return
BANGKOK: Thailand’s government has returned the Thai passport of the fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and is preparing to welcome him from exile, stoking [Read More…]
Two arrested as 77 year old Dubai tourist is drugged and robbed in Pattaya
Two transsexuals have been arrested following an incident involving a 77 year old tourist from Dubai at a South Pattaya Hotel. Police were called to [Read More…]
Thailand to issue passport for ex-PM Thaksin
Thailand will issue a passport for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra “very soon”, Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said on Friday. “When Thaksin’s passport was [Read More…]
Thaksin ‘will refuse’ royal pardon
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Sunday issued a statement insisting that he will not accept any benefit from the proposed royal pardon decree [Read More…]
Thaksin ‘unaware’ of amnesty decree bid
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is at the centre of an uproar against a government-proposed decree widely seen as being enacted primarily to [Read More…]
Thaksin leaves Japan, now in Macao
BANGKOK, 28 August 2011 (NNT) – Self-exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has left Japan and is now in Macao. Mr Thaksin had met Japanese [Read More…]
Thaksin offers to be trade Ambassador
BANGKOK, 14 August 2011 (NNT) – Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has offered to help promote the country’s economy as the trade ambassador according to [Read More…]
Yingluck: Cabinet selection to be done in Bangkok
BANGKOK, July 7 – Thailand’s prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday denied media reports that her brother, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, is involved in selection [Read More…]