Latest News in Thailand

New case against Thaksin
On Wednesday the Supreme Court’s opened a new case against ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra. The Supreme Court Case against Thaksin involves charges that Thaksin abused power by giving a government loan to Burma to benefit Thaksin’s Shin Corp Telecom company.
The first day of the trial will be September 16th, The Supreme Court [...]

New Criminal Corruption Charges filed against Thaksin
Thai prosecutors filed new corruption criminal charges today against X-PM Thaksin Shinawatra on alleged abuse of authority to benefit his Shin Corp.
Thailand’s Attorney General’s Office filed the charges in Supreme Court today over changes made in 2003 to a payments system for state-owned enterprises that pocketed the Thaksin’s [...]

Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled unanimously in favor of the Post-Coup Junta-installed Assets Examination Committee / AEC.
The AEC was set up on Sept. 19, 2006 to investigate corruption allegations against former Prime Minister Thaksin and his cabinet members.
Constitution Court Secretary-General Paiboon said that the 9 judges voted unanimously to determine that investigations conducted by AEC did [...]

Assets Examination Committee (AEC) hands over files to Attorney General in Bangkok
Assets Examination Committee (AEC) submitted many files regarding the Airport bomb-scanner case to warrant Attorney General’s decision to press charges on many government officials under previous Thaksin regime that were involved in the Airport bomb-scanner corruption scandal. It is estimated to have cost Thailand [...]

The PAD-People’s Alliance for Democracy will call for resignation of PM Samak today and impeachment of any government officials trying to do away with the 2007 constitution endorsed last August, 2007
The PAD-People’s Alliance for Democracy and other anti-Thaksin groups say the attempt to change the Constitution is a way to end corruption allegations adn charges [...]

Thai Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Lottery Case
The Thai Supreme Court Wednesday declined to rule on the lottery case facing the previous Thai Rak Thai cabinet. In its place, it requested the Constitution Court to decree on whether the Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC), set up to look into and act against alleged dishonesty by the [...]

Thaksin linked to ownership of ‘Win Mark’ | Foreign documents prove ownership by Thaksin
Evidence from the Malaysian and Singaporean exchange authorities links ownership of Win Mark to Thaksin Sinawatra. The Thai AEC ‘Assets Examination Committee’ is investigating whether Thaksin concealed his assets overseas by failing to declare his ownership in Win Mark. The SC Asset, [...]