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Thailand on Monday accused ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra of offending the country's monarchy, stepping up pressure on the fugitive tycoon as he prepares for a provocative trip to neighbouring Cambodia. The Thai government also said it was preparing...
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Thaksin, who has been living in self-imposed exile, faces jail time on corruption charges should he return to Thailand . He, however, remains the most popular Thai politician in recent memory. ( AP/David Longstreath ) Comments (0) | Post comment A...
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Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra prepared Saturday for an overnight protest against the current government. Thaksin, who has not returned to the country since he was ousted three years ago in a bloodless military coup, talked...
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We are keeping a close watch on the threat for armed struggle made by red-shirt leader Jakrapob Penkair ," he said. Security at Government House has been reinforced by 200 soldiers as a precautionary move following speculation about an assassination...
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A small group of red-shirted anti-government protesters intercepted Mr Abhisit's motorcade late today, breaking the window of one of the vehicles. The protesters, locally known as the 'Red Shirts', are staunch supporters of disgraced former prime minister...
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Thaksin has become the prime attraction at protests that started last week outside the prime minister's office, speaking via video link from abroad and firing up supporters with calls for nationwide protests. "The government is trying to block the call-ins...
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Thousands of supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra demonstrated peacefully outside government headquarters on Tuesday to push their demand for a general election. More than 5,000 police officers stood guard inside and outside Government...
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Several thousand protesters allied with exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra marched toward the prime minister's office Tuesday, demanding a dissolution of Parliament and the holding of snap elections. One of the protest leaders, Jakrapob Penakir,...
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A prominent academic facing 15 years in prison for allegedly insulting Thailand's monarchy fled to England, saying Monday he does not believe he will receive a fair trial. Ji Ungpakorn, a political scientist at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, was...
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Commenting on a series of economic stimulus projects designed to ward off crisis, Thaksin said the government still had to understand the philosophy of populism. Thaksin, self-exiled since overthrown in a 2006 military coup, said he was on an aircraft...
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