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Democracy Resource Center Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
URL: http://opencrs.com/document/RL32593/ . Source: Congressional Research Service. U.S.-Thailand relations are of interest to Congress because of Thailand's status as a long-time military ally and a significant trade and economic partner. However, ties have been complicated by deep political and economic instability in the wake of the September 2006 coup that displaced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra....
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
TOO MANY COOKSManchester City fans are wondering how many gaffes executive chairman Gary Cook has left in him after the executive chairman drew boos at a club dinner on Friday night with the words: “I'd like to introduce Uwe Rosler to the Manchester United Hall of Fame.”Cook has already drawn criticism for shrugging off alleged human rights abuses by former club owner Thaksin Shinawatra...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
Samak Sundaravej, who died last Tuesday aged 74, combined a career as a television celebrity chef with a brief spell as prime minister of Thailand.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand and Cambodia said on Friday a recent diplomatic row will not lead to conflict on their heavily armed common border where troops have clashed in deadly exchanges in the past year.
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Former prime minister of Thailand and TV show host Born: 13 June 1935, in Bangkok. Died: 24 November, 2009, in Bangkok, aged 74.
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Former prime minister of Thailand and TV show host Born: 13 June 1935, in Bangkok. Died: 24 November, 2009, in Bangkok, aged 74.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Bangkok - A alleged member of Thailand's opposition movement was arrested Thursday after police reportedly found 6,000 small bombs and eight guns in his house in Chiang Mai ahead of a planned visit by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to the city. Pol...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
TV chef who served as Thai prime minister, despite his role in earlier atrocities Samak Sundaravej, who has died of cancer aged 74, was a former Thai prime minister reviled by many for his complicity in the two worst massacres in recent Thai history, but also known to millions of television viewers as a popular celebrity chef. His career as a ranting, rightwing politician and radio commentator spanned...
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Ugandan Insomniac (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Runaway ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra has used new name in his passports issued by some African countries, Thai Vice foreign minister Panich Vikitsreth said Wednesday. Thaksin’s name in passports issued by Nicaragua, Uganda and Montenegro has been changed to “Takki Shinegra,” he said. The Thai government has revoked Thaksin’s diplomatic passport issued during his premiership. He...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Thailand's anti-government group, the United Front for Democracy against Democracy (UDD), announced Wednesday the group has postponed a mass rally. UDD's core leaders including Veera Musikapong and Nattawut Saikua announced the group will discuss again in mid-December about a new schedule of the anti-government rally, Thai News Agency reported. On Tuesday ousted former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra...
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http://tambon.blogspot.com/atom.xml (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
While reading the book Thaksin : the business of politics in Thailand on the political system of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, one short section fits into the topic of this blog. It is on the spread of party politics into the local elections. In the past, the political parties in Thailand were only active in the national elections, while in the local elections for the municipal or provincial...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Bangkok - Thai shares rose 2.86 per cent Wednesday as investors bid up prices following the announcement that potentially violent weekend protest rallies had been postponed, brokers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand index ended at 695.58, up 19.3 ...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Supporters of exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Wednesday they had postponed indefinitely an anti-government rally due to start this weekend, which had rattled financial markets.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Thailand's anti-government group the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will review Wednesday whether to postpone their mass rally scheduled for this weekend after ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday urged the key leaders to postpone it as it is not an appropriate time, Thai media reported. Thaksin made the comment through a phone-in as he addressed a meeting of the opposition...
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Newley Purnell (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
When Thailand’s exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra bought Manchester City FC in 2007, some of the club’s fans began referring to him Frank, as in Frank Sinatra. Now there’s this item in today’s Nation: Thaksin’s new name : Takki Shinegra Runaway ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra has used new name in his passports issued by some African countries, Thai [...]
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