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Thaksin Shinawatra

Type: Person

Name: Thaksin Shinawatra

Title: Former Prime Minister

Organization: Office of the Prime Minister

Date of Birth: 26/07/1949

Place of Birth: Chiangmai

Nationality: Thailand

Fact Sheet: Biography for Thaksin Shinawatra

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Thailand plans to re-introduce contentious reconciliation bill

Thailand's deputy prime minister Chalerm Yubamrung plans to introduce a contentious amnesty bill into parliament tomorrow.The so-called reconciliation bill seeks to absolve all political offenders involved in protests since the 2006 coup and will open ... [Published ABC Radio Australia - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Coup d'état

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

Yingluck Shinawatra

Thailand: Prime Minister Sues Cartoonist for Defamation

A Thai cartoonist who criticized the Prime Minister on Facebook is being sued for defamation. It's the first time that the Prime Minister has sued a citizen for commenting in a social media network.The cartoonist, who described Prime Minister Yingluck ... [Published Elites TV - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Thailand, Defamation, Thaksin Shinawatra, Yingluck Shinawatra

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 3 reports

A naive leader transformed by her impatient brother

Home opinion Prime Minister Yingluck "Bridget Jones" Shinawatra has turned into Erin Brockovich for a reason. While many are tempted to believe that her speech in Mongolia indicated a screw loose somewhere, she appeared perfectly sane when she delivered ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Thaksin Shinawatra, Pheu Thai Party, Mongolia

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Thaksin Shinawatra

Turn off Thaksin's Skype

Re: ''26,000 reds recall bloodshed'' (BP, May 20).Criminals are not allowed to speak freely to the outside world. This is why prisoners are prohibited from having mobile phones and many prisons have installed jammers to make sure they don't use them ... [Published Bangkok Post - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Thaksin Shinawatra, Skype, Red Shirts

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Fresh ideas needed in ties with Laos

Home politics Relations between Thailand and Laos in the 21st century have already moved toward a new era, which requires not only trust and cooperation, but also a new vision to make the links mutually beneficial to people of both countries.The joint ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Laos, Thailand, Vientiane (Laos), Thaksin Shinawatra

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

NACC asks Thaksin to back up graft..

Home breakingnews The National AntiCorruption Commission (NACC) issued a statement Tuesday asking former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to reveal details of his claim, made on Sunday night, that an NACC official offered to help him win a court case in exchange ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 21 2013]

Entities: Thaksin Shinawatra, Malfeasance, Statute of Limitations

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Worachai: Chalerm may shelve his bill

Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung may defer his plan to file his private amnesty bill with the House of Representatives office on May 23 after hearing what former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Sunday night, Pheu Thai MP for Samut Prakan ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 20 2013]

Entities: Thaksin Shinawatra, Samut Prakan, Chalerm Yubamrung, Pheu Thai Party

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Lawyer dies of heart attack in Dubai court room

Legal professionals in the UAE are saddened by the sudden demise of a practising lawyer who collapsed in a Dubai courtroom on Monday and died of a heart attack.The 50-year-old Egyptian lawyer from Alexandria, Ali Obaid represented an Emirati advocate ... [Published Emirates247 - May 21 2013]

Entities: Thaksin Shinawatra, Dubai, Escrow, Heart Attack

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Thaksin: B10m rewards for arsonists

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra says a 10 million baht reward is waiting for each person giving information which leads to the arrest of the people who set fire to CentralWorld shopping complex in Bangkok at the end of the April-May ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 21 2013]

Entities: FIREBUG, Thaksin Shinawatra, Bangkok, Fugitive, Twitter

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

Thaksin plays game of tactics

Deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra appeared to beat a tactical retreat on Sunday night when he told his red-shirt followers he favours an amnesty bill that excludes not only protest leaders and those responsible for the crackdowns, but also hi ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 20 2013]

Entities: Red Shirts, Pheu Thai Party, Thaksin Shinawatra

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Another reminder of red-shirt hell

Home opinion Thaksin Shinawatra tried to subvert the country three years ago by paying a militia we now call the red shirts to force the government out. They used experts from the former Communist Party of Thailand, who instructed them on guerrilla t ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 20 2013]

Entities: Red Shirts, Communist Party of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Thailand's 'demogogracy'

I don't believe everything I read in Wikipedia on Thaksin Shinawatra's biography. I found the following definition, which I believe was missed out of that: A demagogue is a political leader in a democracy who appeals to the emotions, prejudices, and ignorance ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 20 2013]

Entities: Thailand, Democracy, Ignorance, Thaksin Shinawatra

More Content

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Thailand plans to re-introduce contentious reco... [Published ABC Radio Australia - 2 hours ago]
Thailand: Prime Minister Sues Cartoonist for De... [Published Elites TV - 6 hours ago]
Thailand: Prime Minister Sues Cartoonist for De... [Published Global Voices Online - 7 hours ago]
Cartoonist draws wrath of Thai prime minister [Published UPI - 7 hours ago]
Thai PM to address Lankan Parliament on May 31 [Published Sri Lanka Island - 13 hours ago]
A naive leader transformed by her impatient bro... [Published The Nation - Thailand - 15 hours ago]
Turn off Thaksin's Skype [Published Bangkok Post - 15 hours ago]
Public health pioneer ousted for big pharma [Published Bangkok Post - 15 hours ago]
Chalerm backs down on reconciliation bill [Published The Nation - Thailand - 15 hours ago]
Fresh ideas needed in ties with Laos [Published The Nation - Thailand - 15 hours ago]
High-risk job with limited prospects [Published The Nation - Thailand - 16 hours ago]
Thaksin's call gives boost to Worachai bill [Published Bangkok Post - 17 hours ago]
NACC challenges Thaksin bribe claim [Published Bangkok Post - 22 hours ago]
NACC asks Thaksin to back up graft.. [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 21 2013]
Lawyer dies of heart attack in Dubai court room [Published Emirates247 - May 21 2013]
Thaksin: B10m rewards for arsonists [Published Bangkok Post - May 21 2013]
Facebook isn't the place to let off tension [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 20 2013]
Another reminder of red-shirt hell [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 20 2013]
Thailand's 'demogogracy' [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 20 2013]
Former stars face off in Don Muang race [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 20 2013]
It's time for Thaksin to respect the rule of la... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 20 2013]
Thaksin plays game of tactics [Published Bangkok Post - May 20 2013]
One amnesty bill can't hope to cure all ills [Published Bangkok Post - May 20 2013]
New tensions over amnesty for protest [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 20 2013]
Lawyer suffers heart attack during Dubai trial [Published Gulf News - May 20 2013]
Thailand Three Years Later [Published Asia Sentinel - May 20 2013]
Projectiles hurled at Bangkok daily after carto... [Published TrustLaw - May 20 2013]
Worachai: Chalerm may shelve his bill [Published Bangkok Post - May 20 2013]
Elite card creeps forward [Published TTRweekly.com - May 20 2013]
Amnesty bill to reignite tensions in Thailand [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 20 2013]

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Thailand: Prime Minister Sues Cartoonist for De... [Published Global Voices Online - 7 hours ago] A Thai cartoonist who criticized the Prime Minister on Facebook is being sued for defamation. It's the first time that the Prime Minister has sued a citizen for commenting in a social media network. The cartoonist, who described Prime Minister Yingluck ...
Will this Thai-Cambodian marriage end conflict? [Published Khmerization - May 17 2013] By Praphan JindalertudomdeeThe Nation/Asia News NetworkFriday, May 17, 2013With former PM Somchai Wongsawat's youngest daughter, who isalso ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra's niece, set to marry the son of CambodianPM Hun Sen's right-hand man, ties between the ...
Cambodia-backed map was 'never endorsed' [but T... [Published Khmerization - Apr 19 2013] The NationApril 19, 2013Previous governments led by the Thai Rak Thaiand People Power parties never accepted the 1:200,000-scale map used byCambodia to make its case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) inthe Preah Vihear dispute, a legal adviser ...
Thailand Under Yingluck: Part II [Published World Politics Review: Articles - Mar 01 2013] Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s foreign policy positions have seemed to mirror those of her brother, exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, indicating a certain amount of continuity generally lacking in Thai diplomacy. But Yingluck’s ...
Must-Reads from Around the World [Published The China Blog - Jan 29 2013] Australian Elections – Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that the country’s federal elections will take place on 14 September, writes the Sydney Morning Herald. Gillard said the early announcement — nearly eight months ahead of the poll date ...