Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra posted Twitter messages voicing his support for national reconciliation yesterday for the first time since his last message on July 26, which was his birthday. The five-point proposal that he tweeted condemned the instigation of violence as well as any criticism of the monarchy because the institution is above politics. […]
BANGKOK, Sept 6 (TNA) – Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Monday that he has not yet been contacted by the opposition Puea Thai Party to discuss the proposed national reconciliation plan, but asserted he is ready to talk on the condition that there must be no violence. The premier made the remarks after the […]
Former Army chief General Sonthi Boonyarattaglin, who led the September 19, 2006 coup that toppled the Thaksin regime, has admitted that the failure of the post-coup government to continue the “Thaksin economic model” had polarised the country. “Had we followed in the footsteps of Thaksin especially in implementing populist policies, our society would have not […]
Fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra last night made his presence felt during a 10-minute phone-in before a gathering of several thousands of supporters in the eastern resort city of Pattaya. “This is the genuine voice of former prime minister Thaksin. I’m still alive and my health is fine. When I kept quiet, they said I’m dead, […]
The red shirts will organise a motorcade rally from Bangkok to Chiang Mai along with other activities to mark the fourth anniversary of the September 19 military coup that ousted Thaksin Shinawatra. Other events include a gathering at the Rajprasong intersection in Bangkok to commemorate both the fourth anniversary of the coup and the fourth […]
Thaksin Shinawatra appears upbeat he could play a vital role in putting politics back on course, shrugging off legal woes and pinning hope on the shifting political wind to fix his predicament as the fugitive ex-premier. “I think there is a good chance for the resumption of political normalcy even though it is not happening […]
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has told a Thai newspaper that he is not sick and has been doing business in Africa. Thaksin gave a phone-interview to a Thai Rath Online reporter after his lawyer Noppadon Pattama distributed media pictures of Thaksin to disprove rumours he is sick or in critical condition, as some rumours […]
BANGKOK, Sept 2 – Thailand’s Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced media mogul and Yellow Shirt leader Sondhi Limthongkul and his television co-host to six-month imprisonment suspended for two years in a defamation case involving fugitive ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The court also ordered Mr Sondhi and Sarocha Pornudomsak to pay fines of Bt20,000 (US$640) […]
