From THAKSIN’ S WEALTH Down to his last $500 million?
Ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was believed to have $5 billion of overseas assets in nominal value as stock markets were peaking, oil was trading at US$140 a barrel and Middle East real estate was going up every day. But, with the collapse of the global financial [...]
There is an uncofirmed news from the program “Sapha Tha Phra Arthit” on ASTV, that Thaksin quickly fled from China because the China government was considering to arrest him and sent him back to Thailand.
“Thaksin was also desperate at buying an air ticket, he hardly found any airlines willing to take him on board. However, [...]
Thaksin would respect court’s ruling only when it benefit himself.
Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife are now not only convicted as fugitive criminals but also they have shown their utmost immorality in cheating and lying to their fellow citizens and cowardly betraying their homeland just for the sake of themselves.
Here are the counter-replies to Thaksin’s latest [...]
Letter to His Excellency Mr. Quinton Mark Quayle, United Kingdom Ambassador to Thailand on the extradition of Thaksin and Pojamarn Shinawatra
October 30, 2008
His Excellency Quinton Mark Quayle
Ambassador of the United Kingdom
Thailand, Bangkok, British Embassy
14 Wireless Road
Lumpini, Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330
We, the People’s Alliance for Democracy, believe your government will be making a grave mistake by allowing former [...]
Preaw See Ngern, a respectable Thai columnist from ThaiPost Newspaper mentioned in his article a few days ago that he would like somebody to translate this article “Choose Thaksin or Choose Thailand” and send to international reporter around the globe. He thought that it is the best counter-reply for Thaksin’s latest message. Due to my [...]
Thaksin found guilty and sentenced to two years in jail
(Source: The Nation)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to two years in jail for abusing power to facilitate a deal for his wife; Khunying Pojamarn, to buy a Bangkok land plot worth 772 million from the state.
However the Supreme Court on [...]
What have really ended Thaksin’s power were not the accusations against him, but it was his own unexpected call to dissolve the house of representative on 24 February 2006. At that time, he thought that he could clean up himself by winning an election, and 4 second votes could protect him from the series of [...]
Thaksin Shinawatra paints himself as the poor PM wrongfully ousted in a Military Coup by the evil and wealthy Bangkok elite that have close ties to the King. His minions, the Red Shirt leaders, cry how his removal was unfair as he was supporting the poor.
None of it is true, the fact [...]