Deputy PM Chalerm confirms assassination plot against Thaksin

BANGKOK, Nov 5 – Thai Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung confirmed on Monday that there was an assassination plot against ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra before his Myanmar trip this week, citing an arms smuggling suspect’s confession. Mr Chalerm confirmed that the plot did exist, saying that an ethnic Shan apprehended with rocket-propelled grenades from […]

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Democrats: Thaksin was behind ‘men in black’

The Democrats yesterday accused ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of being behind the so-called “men in black” who were allegedly hired to kill innocents including red-shirt protesters in order to smear the previous Abhisit government. Democrat Party deputy leader Apirak Kosayodhin was speaking during the party’s discussion at Lumpini Park on “Seeking the truth: who is […]

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Supreme Court issues arrest warrant for Thai ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra

BANGKOK, Oct 11 — The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on malfeasance charges involving Bt9.9 billion in non-performing loans issued by state-owned Krung Thai Bank (KTB). A bench of nine judges chaired by Chaisit Trachutham, chairman of the […]

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