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Thaksin Says His Assets Should be Returned Thailand’s Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in his website www.thaksinlive.com at 4am on Friday that all of his money and assets were resultant from years of working hard, not from corruption as charged. Thaksin claims that he had more than 60 billion baht in assets in [...]

Calm but Tense for Thaksin’s Day of Judgement All Thai peacekeeping units recognize what to do to uphold law and order on Friday when the Supreme Court will give its judgment on the Thaksin Shinawatra assets seizure case and there is not anything to worry about, Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan announced on Thursday. “People should [...]

Red Shirts Set Date to Rally The Red Shirted United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship will arrange a mass public meeting in Bangkok on March 14 to insist that the government disband the House of Representatives and call a general election, Veera Musikhapong proclaimed after a meeting of UDD senior members on Wednesday. Mr Veera [...]

Yellow Shirts Will Keep Shirts in the Closet Thailand’s People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) will acknowledge the upcoming Supreme Court ruling and will not stage any gathering even if the court rules not to seize assets of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his relatives, PAD central leader Phiphob Dhongchai maintained. “PAD will accept the [...]

All Sides See Upcoming Red Shirt Rally as Crucial Thailand’s Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra preparations to visit Cambodia is exclusively for the purpose of commanding the “final battle” designed by the red-shirts, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban told reporters last Friday. “Thaksin’s trip to Phnom Penh is not surprising. It [...]

Thai Political Veteran Sick and Tired of the Whole Mess Thailand’s Pracharaj Party leader Sanoh Thienthong said on Sunday that he is weary of political affairs and is in preparation to leave the political stage, claiming to be sickened by the entire mess. While speaking about former Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh’s return to politics by [...]

Lottery Scheme Leads to Suspended Sentences for Thaksin Associates Thailand’s Supreme Court has given two-year suspended jail terms to one former deputy minister and two high ranking officials for “violating laws and regulations” over the creation of the two-and three-digit lottery scheme. The lottery scheme was supposedly an attempt by the former Thaksin regime to [...]

Thaksin Verdict on land case; Guilty, sentenced to 2 year jail term Thailand’s Supreme Court handed down a guilty verdict today to former prime minister Thaksin, guilty in the Ratchada land case. Thaksin was sentenced to 2 years in jail. Thaksin in Chiang Mai, 2005, looking at CD-ROM cover The Thai Supreme Court stated that [...]

Negotiations between PAD and Thai Government begin Negotiations between the PAD and Thai government will begin, says PAD leaders. New Thai PM is forming his new cabinet, said PAD leader. PAD is adamant about not back down on any amendment to Thailand’s constitution. The PAD says they will continue to occupy the Government House if [...]