BANGKOK, 24 August 2011 (NNT) – The Appeals Court overturned the lower court’s verdict against Pojaman Shinawatra Na Pompetch of tax evasion for the transfer of shares. The ex-wife of former Prime Minister Thasksin Shinawatra was accused of evading 546-million THD tax payment in the transfer of 4.5 million Shinawatra Computer and Communications Public shares. […]
Tokyo – Thailand’s fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday he had no immediate plan to return to his country. “I don’t think I would go back (to Thailand) if I were to be part of the problem,” Thaksin, who arrived Monday for a week-long stay, told a news conference in Tokyo. Thaksin, who […]
Thailand’s fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived in Japan with an offer to assist in the reconstruction of the country’s earthquake and tsunami-damaged northeastern coast. Mr. Thaksin, a former telecommunications tycoon ousted from office in a 2006 coup, told Japan’s Kyodo news agency he will visit areas devastated by the March 11 twin […]
Most people want ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra to distance himself from politics in Thailand and give his sister, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a free hand in managing the country, a poll has found. Abac Poll, conducted by Assumption University, last week asked 2,193 Thais in 17 provinces what they think about the Pheu Thai led […]
BANGKOK, 21 August 2011 (NNT) – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she was not bothered by the Opposition Party’s debate while showing her confidence that the Foreign Minister would be able to defend himself regarding the entry visa to Japan for her brother. Pheu Thai is expected to deliver the policy statement from Tuesday to […]
BANGKOK, 20 August 2011 (NNT) – Democrat Spokesperson Chavanond Intarakomalyasut said Thailand’s relationship with Japan could be jeopardized if the government refused to reveal how the visa entry for Mr Thaksin Shinawatra had been acquired. The Spokesperson also disclosed a plan to impeach Mr Surapong Tovichakchaikul, the Foreign Minister, from his post due to malfeasance. […]
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 (NNT) – The multi-color-clad Alliance of Patriots has handed a letter of protest to the Japanese Embassy against the possible issuance of entry visa to Japan for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Supporters of the Alliance of Patriots, led by MD Tul Sitthisomwong, on Thursday gathered in front of the Japanese […]
Thaksin Shinawatra has put off his planned visit to Cambodia, but his more controversial trip to Japan next week is on track, with tentative measures already being worked out for earthquake and tsunami victims in that country. Thaksin has told Kyodo News that he intends to visit areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami disaster […]
