Thaksin Shinawatra

The Fire Next Time in Bangkok

Stanley Weiss | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Red Shirts, Thailand Development Research Institute, Yellow Shirts, Thaksin Shinawatra, Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand, Thailand Economy, Poverty, World Economy, World News

Already a fragmented nation, when it comes to bridging its social and economic gulf, Thailand is a country with few ties.

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Thai Activist Sentenced To 15 Years For Insulting King

AP | By VEE INTARAKRATUG | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Thai Activist, Thailand Free Speech, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Insulting Thai King, Da Torpedo, Thailand Protests, Thai King, Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul, World News

BANGKOK -- An activist was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for insulting Thailand's king in the third case in a month involving the strict la...

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P.M. Or Puppet?

AP | GRANT PECK | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Yingluck Shinawatra Prime Minister, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Yingluck Shinawatra, World News

BANGKOK — Thailand's prime minister-to-be said Friday she would try to benefit from her exiled brother's ideas to help the country but insisted ...

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Will This Woman Be Thailand's First Female Premier?

GlobalPost | Patrick Winn | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Thai Elections, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai Prime Minister, Thailand Elections, Yingluck Shinawatra, World News

BANGKOK, Thailand -- In a country known for mad dog political rhetoric, Yingluck Shinawatra stands apart. The 44-year-old potential prime minister doe...

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Thailand Arrests U.S. Citizen For Insulting King

Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Thailand King, Thailand, Lerpong Wichaikhammat, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai King, King Bhumibiol Adulyadej, World News

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities have arrested and charged a U.S. citizen with insulting the country's revered monarchy, the latest of a growi...

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Thai Apartment Explosion Kills Four, May Be Linked To 'Red Shirt' Protest Movement

AP | KINAN SUCHAOVANICH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Red Shirt Protest Movement, Red Shirt, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand, Thai Explosion, Bangkok, Nonthaburi, World News

BANGKOK — A man suspected of accidentally blowing up an apartment building in a Bangkok suburb is linked to the "Red Shirt" protest movement and...

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Why the "Merchant of Death" Won't Ever See Trial

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Victor-Bout-Extradited, Medvedev, Igor Sechin, Robert Amsterdam, Abhisit Vejjajiva, United States, Viktor Bout, Obama, Vladimir Putin, World News

The recent decision by a Thai appeals court to extradite the alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout, touted as the "Merchant of Death" in popular books and m...

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Thailand Sets a Poor Example to Burma

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Than Shwe, Myanmar, Robert Amsterdam, Burma, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Red Shirts, Bangkok, Thailand Protests, Bangkok Protests, Barack Obama Thailand, Hillary Clinton Thailand, Burma Elections, World News

Long a staunch US ally and once a reliable partner in the region, under the nose of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Thailand has morphed into a threat to regional peace and serial human rights abuser.

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Emergency Powers and Thailand's Internal Colonization

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Law, Suthep Thaugsuban, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Human Rights, Robert Amsterdam, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Rule of Law, Emergency, Democracy, Bangkok, Asia, Bangkok Protests, Dictatorship, World News

The emergency decree is still in force in 10 regions in Thailand, and allows authorities shut down media, freeze bank accounts and arrest citizens with no charges.

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Thailand's Legitimacy Deficit

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Robert Amsterdam, Abhisit Vejjajiva, William J. Burns, Bangkok, State Department, Barack Obama, Thai Protests, United States Thailand, u.s. Thailand Relations, Thailand Human Rights, World News

The U.S. policy toward Thailand is an exercise in pragmatic preservation and avoidance of open disagreement. A true ally should make reasonable requests to bolster long-term relations with the Thai people.

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Bangkok Protest 'Apology' Commercial Banned In Thailand (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thailand Apology, Thailand Apology Video, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai Government, Apologize Thailand, Auld Lang Syne, Thailand, Bangkok, Thai Riots, Video, World News

A new TV commercial which attempts to apologize for recent civil unrest in Bangkok has been banned from the airwaves by a Thai government censorship c...

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Does Corruption Create Poverty?

Walden Bello | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Imf, Wto, World Bank, Transparency, Thaksin Shinawatra, Neoliberalism, Philippines, Joseph Estrada, World News

The "anti poverty, anti-corruption" crusades that so enamor the middle classes and the World Bank will not meet the challenge of poverty. Bad economic policies create and entrench poverty.

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Thai Protests: Violence Erupts In Bangkok

AP | DENIS D. GRAY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thailand, Bangkok, Red Shirts, Thai, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thaksin Shinawatra, World News

BANGKOK — Thai troops faced off against die-hard protesters vowing to defend their fortified encampment in downtown Bangkok on Saturday, followi...

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Thaksin Shinawatra, Ex-Thai Prime Minister, Has $1.4 Billion Seized By Court

AP | GRANT PECK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thai Court, Money Seized, Prime Minister Thaksin, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thaksin, Coup, Bangkok, World News

BANGKOK — Thailand's highest court ruled Friday that ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra abused his power to enrich himself and his family while in...

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Thailand Drug War Probe Investigating Slain Civilians Under Thaksin Shinawatra

Inter Press Service | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thai Civilian Deaths, Thailand Civilian Deaths, Thailand Drug War, Thailand Drug War Probe, Thaksin Shinawatra, Foreign Affairs, Thailand, Thai Drug Probe, Advocacy, Inter Press Service, World News

By Marwaan Macan-Markar | Inter Press Service BANGKOK, May 27 (IPS) - A special investigative arm of Thailand's criminal justice system is set to ...

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Thai Prime Minister Rules Out Talks With Thaksin After Rallies

Bangkok Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South Asia, Thaksin-Shinawatra, Prime Minister Thaksin, Thailand, Thailand Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Bangkok Thailand, Bangkok, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thaksin, World News

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday ruled out holding any talks with exiled former leader Thaksin Shinawatra after last week's clashes with Tha...

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Thaksin Shinawatra's Passport Revoked

Bangkok Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South Asia, Thaksin-Shinawatra, Prime Minister Thaksin, Thailand, Thailand Protest Damage, Thailand Prime Minister, Thailand Protests, Asia, Thaksin, Thaksin Passport, World News

The passport of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been revoked for his role in inciting the protests that caused the cancellation ...

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Thai Parliament Dissolution Demanded By Thousands

AP | AMBIKA AHUJA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thailand, Thai Parliament, Thai Protests, Prime Minister Thaksin, Thaksin Shinawatra, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Asean, Jakrapob Penkair, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Abhisit Thailand, Abhisit, World News

BANGKOK — Thousands of protesters surrounded the prime minister's office Tuesday demanding Thailand's parliament be dissolved and new elections ...

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