July 4, 2011, file photo, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin ...
July 4, 2011, file photo, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin ...
July 4, 2011, file photo, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin ...
July 4, 2011, file photo, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin ...
July 4, 2011, file photo, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin ...
July 4, 2011, file photo, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin ...
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Tea Banh has no idea if Veera will be freed
Thaksin Shinawatra waves to the fans during the Barclays Premier ...
Thaksin Shinawatra waves to the fans during the Barclays Premier ...
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Thais pray for hospitalized king as birthday nears - Gen. Sondhi ...
THAI PM SAYS NO ROYAL PARDON FOR THAKSIN THIS YEAR
THAI PM SAYS NO ROYAL PARDON FOR THAKSIN THIS YEAR
BANGKOK—Thailand's government says ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not be among convicts proposed for a royal pardon this year. Thaksin fled the country in 2008 to escape a corruption conviction and the current government is led ...
Thaksin Pardon Will Destabilize Thai Politics, Korn Says
Thaksin Pardon Will Destabilize Thai Politics, Korn Says
17 (Bloomberg) -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's push for a royal pardon that may benefit her brother, exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, will destabilize the country, an opposition leader said. “It's no surprise that they are trying ...
UN Envoy: All Agreed On Power Transfer Deal
UN Envoy: All Agreed On Power Transfer Deal
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's government says ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not be among convicts proposed for a royal pardon this year. Thaksin fled the country in 2008 to escape a corruption conviction and the current government ...
PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers - Nov 22
PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers - Nov 22
... a royal pardon for ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra. - Economic growth for the year will end up at 1.8 percent, far lower than once expected, in line with the flood crisis, says SCB Economic Intelligence Center. - The economy next year might not ...
Thaksin 'unaware' of decree bid
Thaksin 'unaware' of decree bid
"It depends on the government and the prime minister. There is no problem if they follow tradition," he said. Mr Abhisit said there are established criteria for a royal decree seeking royal pardon for convicts, which do not cover those on the run and ...
Lacklustre trade but higher risk
Lacklustre trade but higher risk
As well, a new domestic issue, future political risk, emerged in light of cabinet approval of a draft for a royal pardon that could include former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The SET index moved between 982.29 and 999.50 points and closed on ...
Time, please, for a sane and sensible international system. bangkokpost.com The total number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand this year is expected to be 18.8 million, falling short of the previous target of 19.5 million visitors, according to the ...
Pardon: Stir up conflict again?
Pardon: Stir up conflict again?
Business leaders are uncomfortable with the cabinet's approval of draft royal decree for a royal pardon that could include Thaksin Shinawatra, saying it could add political risk at a time when businesses are already suffering from floods. ...
Baan Muang Columnist Nai Sabai
Baan Muang Columnist Nai Sabai
Those attacking PM Yingluck for seeking a royal pardon for her elder brother Thaksin must have been upset by the presence of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Bangkok last week. ...
300 Police to be Deployed for Yellow Shirts' Rally on Monday
300 Police to be Deployed for Yellow Shirts' Rally on Monday
Every year, a royal decree for convicts is approved on His Majesty the King's birthday but this year's decree has been accused of being amended to benefit the former PM Thaksin. The former PM Thaksin, divisive figure in Thai society, was ousted by ...
Tharit survives despite the odds
Tharit survives despite the odds
But the argument was overshadowed by the drafting of a royal pardon decree, which many are convinced was designed to help ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra avoid a two-year jail term over his former wife's purchase of a prime plot of land on ...
Follow From the Wires
Follow From the Wires
However, Thai media reports said the Cabinet approved the pardon and that it would allow Thaksin, the brother of current Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, to return home without being jailed. Royal pardons are often issued to mark King Bhumibol ...
Rangers Sign Nathan, Move Feliz To Rotation
Rangers Sign Nathan, Move Feliz To Rotation
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's government says ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not be among convicts proposed for a royal pardon this year. Thaksin fled the country in 2008 to escape a corruption conviction and the current government ...
Reforms in Burma, turmoil in Thailand
Reforms in Burma, turmoil in Thailand
He did not elaborate on what sectors might be included nor provide a time frame. Meanwhile, a bitter dispute has broken out over claims that the Thai government is pushing for a royal pardon for Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former prime minister. ...
Follow From the Wires
Follow From the Wires
Critics charge the military regime is carrying on many of Mubarak's practices. BANGKOK (AP) — The Thai government says it has discussed issuing a pardon for convicted criminals. This could benefit the prime minister's brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, ...
Thaksin pardon, not floods, dominate news
Thaksin pardon, not floods, dominate news
For the first time in many weeks, politics overtook the floods in front page interest as a rumoured royal pardon for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra provoked an angry reaction. The Yingluck cabinet's apparent decision to seek a royal decree designed to ...
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UDD: Government tries to delay royal pardon process for Thaksin
UDD: Government tries to delay royal pardon process for Thaksin
BANGKOK, Oct 17 - The government are trying to delay the royal pardon process for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a core leader of the ... Rated: 1 Duration: 71 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:20:00 PDT
UDD: Government tries to delay royal pardon process for Thaksin
UDD: Government tries to delay royal pardon process for Thaksin
BANGKOK, Oct 17 - The government are trying to delay the royal pardon process for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a core leader of the ... Rated: 1 Duration: 348 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:09:43 PDT
Some 17000 Thaksin supporters rally in Bangkok
Some 17000 Thaksin supporters rally in Bangkok
THAKSIN Shinawatra said the Thai government fears his return, as about 17000 of his "Red Shirt" supporters seeking a royal pardon for ... Rated: 4 Duration: 80 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:55:59 PDT
Red Shirts Seek Royal Pardon for Thaksin
Red Shirts Seek Royal Pardon for Thaksin
Red Shirts Seek Royal Pardon for ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra. 2 Tier Policy for Rice: Domestic and export pricing should be considered. Thanks to ... Rated: -1 Duration: 465 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:43:29 PDT
Thaksin Supporters Seek Royal Pardon
Thaksin Supporters Seek Royal Pardon
Thousands of Thaksin supporters gathered in Thailand's capital to ask for a royal pardon for their former prime minister. Thousands of ... Rated: 4.1111112 Duration: 91 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:18:39 PDT
Bloopers! Ex-Priminister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra made a huge slip
Bloopers! Ex-Priminister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra made a huge slip
Whether or not he intentionally referred to protesters payment or senior citizen dumbass welfare, his facial expression is still priceless though ... Rated: 4.5431309 Duration: 74 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:42:55 PDT
Talk to Jazeera - Thaksin Shinawatra - Jan 07 - Part 1
Talk to Jazeera - Thaksin Shinawatra - Jan 07 - Part 1
Al Jazeera's Veronica Pedrosa talks to the former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Rated: 3.2666667 Duration: 740 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:51:48 PDT
Thai PM-Elect Pledges to Fix Economy
Thai PM-Elect Pledges to Fix Economy
ANCHOR: Today, Thailand's new Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will fix the sagging economy. He shows his support for workers, and ... Rated: 5 Duration: 123 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:56:23 PST
Thailand braces for red shirt protests
Thailand braces for red shirt protests
www.timesofearth.com Bangkok, Thailand - Tens of thousands of red-shirted supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed prime minister, have ... Rated: 4.2 Duration: 101 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:58:30 PDT
Hun Sen to Sam Rainsy: Your are serving Abbhisit
Hun Sen to Sam Rainsy: Your are serving Abbhisit
fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatras visit to Cambodia last month as a newly appointed economic adviser to the government ... Rated: 3.909091 Duration: 386 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:49:32 PST
Possible pardon for former Thai PM sparks controversy
Possible pardon for former Thai PM sparks controversy
As Thailand battles its worst flooding in decades, another problem looks set to dominate the political scene once again. The Thai cabinet met ... Rated: 5 Duration: 174 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:51:10 PST
PM Optimistic About Thai Economy
PM Optimistic About Thai Economy
A sliver of hope in this down economy... Thailand's prime minister says his country's economy will return to positive growth by the end of ... Rated: 4.75 Duration: 104 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:37:16 PDT
Thai PM-in-waiting urges fair use of royal rules
Thai PM-in-waiting urges fair use of royal rules
Thailand's premier-in-waiting says that strict rules against insulting the monarchy should not be abused, following several high profile cases ... Rated: 3.6666667 Duration: 34 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 08 Jul 2011 02:50:47 PDT
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Government abandons draft pardon Thaksin says furore damaged ...
According to a source at the Pheu Thai Party, Thaksin ordered the party to cancel its plan to seek royal pardons which did not include the ban on drug and corruption convicts, which would make him eligible for a pardon. The cabinet approved the draft ... In 2008, the Supreme Court sentenced him to two years in jail for abusing his authority as the prime minister to help along his ex-wife's purchase of a state-owned land plot in inner Bangkok in 2003. He fled the country ...
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Thailand's government says ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not be among convicts proposed for a royal pardon this year.
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[Thai] PM, Thaksin in Cambodia next week
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Thaksins sister is Thai opposition PM candidate - Yahoo!
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THAI PM SAYS NO ROYAL PARDON FOR THAKSIN THIS YEAR
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailands government says ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not be among convicts proposed for a royal pardon this year. Thaksin fled the country in 2008 to escape a corruption conviction and the current government is ...
No royal pardon for former Thai PM after outcry – The Islander | Hot ...
No royal pardon for former Thai PM after outcry. The Islander THAILAND'S government has withdrawn endorsement of a royal pardon for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra that threatened to ignite new protests ...
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No pardon plan for Thaksin, government says -- Newley.com
1 day ago ... The death toll from Thailand's record flooding has risen above 600, the government says. ... The government has withdrawn its plan to seek a royal pardon for its de ... anniversary on Dec 5 this year would have conventional conditions. ... yesterday that former prime minister Thaksin Shina-watra would not ...
Thaksin not on royal pardon list: Thai PM Yingluck | Thailand News
BANGKOK, Nov 22 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday reaffirmed that, her brother, fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, is not on the list of convicts applying for the proposed royal pardon to be ...
Thaksin speaks out after Thai royal pardon reports | Inquirer News
2 days ago ... Thailand's fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra Sunday played ... “I trust in the principle that the government will not do anything that will ... Reports of the pardon came at a delicate time for Prime Minister ... Royal pardons are granted each year on King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday on December 5. ...
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Opponents of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra said on Thursday they could take to the streets if the government led by his sister tried to ...
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BANGKOK — Thailand’s government said Wednesday it is discussing a special pardon for criminals that might benefit ousted Prime Minister Thaksin ...
PAD vows to thwart govt on Thaksin pardon
BANGKOK - The Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD) vowed to exploit all legal avenues to stop the governments attempt to help ex-premier Thaksin Shinwatra, brother of Prime Minister ... alter a Royal Decree concerning this years annual pardon in order ...
Thai PM claims no royal pardon for Thaksin this yr
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's authorities says ousted previous Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not be among convicts proposed for a royal pardon this calendar year. Thaksin fled the nation in 2008 to escape a ...
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Thailand's government has ruled out a royal pardon for fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, according to the justice minister, after strong criticism from opponents to a reported draft decree. Thaksin lives abroad to escape ... Royal pardons, which usually exclude convicts found guilty of drug offences and corruption and those who have not spent time in prison, are granted each year on King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday on Dec. 5. Local media reported last ...
Thai PM to seek pardon for activists in Cambodia - Yahoo!
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Thailand Mulls Pardon That Could Benefit Thaksin - ABC News
6 days ago ... Royal pardons are often issued to mark King Bhumibol Adulyadej's ... FILE - In this July 4, 2011, file photo, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ... The Thai government says it has discussed issuing a pardon for ... would also be eligible, unlike last year's pardon, when they were not. ...
'Censure move also likely to hit PM, Thaksin' - The Nation
He said the opposition was unlikely to attack Pracha on the amnesty issue as it was clear that Thaksin would not benefit from the royal pardon for inmates to be given this year. Meanwhile, Pracha said yesterday that he was ...
No royal pardon for former Thai PM after outcry
7 hours ago ... No royal pardon for former Thai PM after outcry ... the endorsement that would have allowed Mr Thaksin to return to Thailand after five years ... Government critics say Mr Thaksin has been influencing Ms Yingluck from abroad. ...
19 hours ago ... Thailand's government has ruled out a royal pardon that would have allowed fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to return to the country. ... But Justice Minister Pracha Promnok told reporters Monday that no changes ... Royal pardons are granted each year by Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej ...
No pardon plan for Thaksin, government says -- Newley.com
The death toll from Thailand's record flooding has risen above 600, the government says. But both the Bangkok Post and The Nation newspapers are leading with ... Justice Minister Pracha Promnok insisted yesterday that former prime minister Thaksin Shina-watra would not benefit from the draft Royal Decree seeking pardons for inmates on the occasion of His Majesty the King's birthday. “Thaksin will not receive any benefit from the decree, and his name will not be ...
Thaksin Pardon Will Destabilize Thai Politics, Korn Says
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s push for a royal pardon that may benefit her brother, exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, will ...
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