Thaksin facing Thai terrorism charges

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A Thai court issued a warrant Tuesday against the country’s ousted prime minister on terrorism charges connected with the violent clashes that crippled Bangkok for weeks, the former prime minister’s lawyer said. Thai investigators claimed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a bloodless military coup in 2006, helped […]

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Thaksin denies cancer death claim

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has emerged to deny rumours that he is dead. Rumours have swept the internet in recent days that Thaksin, who has been living in self-exile, mainly in Dubai, is suffering from terminal stage cancer. One version said he died during a chemotherapy session on Friday. Panthongtae, his eldest son, earlier […]

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Thailand’s Red-Shirted Protesters Change Colors To Avoid Arrest

(RFE/RL) — Thailand’s red-shirted protesters started dressing in different colors today to avoid being arrested, as the government tried new measures to stop the protests from growing. The red-shirted supporters of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra have occupied Bangkok’s main shopping area of Ratchaprasong for three weeks. They are seeking to pressure the government […]

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