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Thaksin Sends SMS and Twitters to Followers
Thailand’s convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has sent out an SMS message to his followers asking them to join in the mass anti-government protest rally this weekend by the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) in Bangkok.
The UDD plans a giant public meeting in Bangkok this weekend, [...]

Further Fighting Futile for Former PM
Thai Government organizations are taking steps to commence further legal action against toppled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his links in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s judgment on Friday.
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Friday conveyed the judgment which found Thaksin guilty of becoming [...]

Telecom Shares Fall With Thaksin Verdict
Worries among Thai investors that the telecom companies might now be compelled to recompense the government agencies for the loss of revenue caused share prices to plunge yesterday, even as the broader market expanded on greater hopefulness for the global economy.
Companies tied in the past to Thaksin all closed down [...]

Thaksin’s Troubles on the Double
Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday held a full conference of all nine associates to mull over further legal action against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in relation to the verdict of the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Friday.
The court found Thaksin to have caused damage [...]

Thaksin Loses 46.3 Billion Baht Ruled to Have Been Gained Illegally
The Thai Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Friday seized 46.3 billion baht that ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his ex-wife Potjaman na Pombejra obtained from selling their shares in Shin Corporation to Singapore’s Temasek Holdings.
The court ruled that Thaksin had [...]

Tusk Tusk
Thai customs officials apprehended more than two tons of ivory stored at Bangkok’s main international airport on its way from Dubai to Laos, a Thai customs division report said on Thursday.
The Thai officials, acting on a tip, investigated a transit cargo storehouse at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday evening and discovered 239 elephant tusks, 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 is known [...]

Election Commission Disqualifies Minister
On Wednesday, Thailand’s Election Commission decided by a majority ballot to ban Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nop-amornbodi for investment in firms proscribed to MPs by the constitution, EC secretary-general Suthipol Thaweechaikarn told reporters.
Article 265 of the Thai constitution forbids cabinet ministers; constituents of the House as well as senators from owning [...]

Cambodian P.M. Gets Earful About Thaksin’s Trespasses
Thailand’s deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban told reporters on Tuesday that he had enlightened Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to the issues surrounding the legal problems of military-coup-ousted former popularly elected Premier Thaksin Shinawatra and Mr Hun Sen had promised him that he would not interfere in Thai politics.
Mr [...]