BANGKOK, Nov 6 – Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra today deplored “distorted allegations” against him and labelled as groundless an accusation that he was attempting to reclaim his seized assets and whitewash himself. In a statement issued by his legal adviser Noppadol Pattama, Mr Thaksin said there has been a move to distort the principle […]
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Friday that he would spend his exile gaining new experiences for the country’s benefits. “I intend not to waste time but to turn a crisis into an opportunity to learn how changes in the world could be of use to Thailand,” he said in his Facebook message. Read […]
Public prosecutors have dropped terrorism charges against fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in connection with the unrest and riots of 2010, due to “weak evidence”, attorney-general Athapol Yaisawang said. He said it was a decision taken by his predecessor Chulasingh Vasantasingh, who cited weak evidence as reason not to prosecute Thaksin. Read more: The […]
BANGKOK, Aug 9 – The anti-government People’s Army against the Thaksin Regime (PATR) said the group may suspend its rally against the parliamentary deliberation of controversial amnesty bill if the public disagrees with its demonstration. PATR leader retired Admiral Chai Suwannaphap said the group still adheres to its aim to oust the Thaksin regime and […]
BANGKOK, July 26 – Thailand’s ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, leading a life of self-exile in the Middle East city of Dubai, has expressed a strong desire to return to his homeland after seven years of wandering. In a five-minute video speech posted on his son’s Facebook page to mark his 64th birthday, he said […]
The sophisticated technology of today could quickly and easily determine if the two men in an audio clip conspiring to bring former PM Thaksin Shinawatra back to Thailand were actually Thaksin and Deputy Defence Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha. “If a clip is fake, you can see that the graph will rise and fall,” Pol Lt Colonel […]
BANGKOK, April 30 – Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra insisted today that her speech on democracy, made at an international forum in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, was aimed at preventing a future coup in Thailand, and not to clear her brother Thaksin Shinawatra of offences as she has been widely accused. She said the objective of […]
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra phoned in during Tuesday’s meeting of MPs from the ruling Pheu Thai Party to offer advice and make his views on issues ranging from peace talks in the deep South and constitutional amendments to the Bt2.2trillion in loans for infrastructure megaprojects. Thaksin rejected speculation that his sister Yaowapa Wongsawat, who […]
