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Apr
8
Puea Thai Party Opposes Government Censorship of Television
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Mar
25
Telecommunications Law Passes with Opposition Absent
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Telecommunications Law Passes with Opposition Absent The Thai House of Representatives, currently being boycotted by the majority of opposition MPs, on Wednesday enacted a bill to set up a regulatory bureau for the allotment of radio and television frequencies and the management of radio, television and telecommunications. The new bill, which had long been delayed [...]
Mar
11
Thaksin Sends SMS and Twitters to Followers
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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 [...]
Mar
4
Further Fighting Futile for Former PM
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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 [...]
Mar
3
Telecom Shares Fall With Thaksin Verdict
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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 [...]
Mar
3
Thaksin’s Troubles on the Double
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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 [...]
Feb
27
Thaksin Loses 46.3 Billion Baht Ruled to Have Been Gained Illegally
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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 [...]
Feb
25
Tusk Tusk
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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 [...]
Jan
19
All Sides See Upcoming Red Shirt Rally as Crucial
≡ Category: Abhisit Vejjajiva, Bangkok, Cambodia, Constitution, Coup, Democratic Party, Democrats, Economy, Human Rights, Investments, Latest News in Thailand, Media, Military, Red Shirts, Supreme Court, Telecom, Thailand, Thaksin, UDD | ≅ Comments Off
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 [...]
