Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s ousted prime minister, has returned to Bangkok after 17 months in exile saying he intends to restore his reputation after he was ousted in a 2006 coup.
Thousands of supporters and senior government officials greeted the former leader following his arrival on a flight from Hong Kong on Thursday.
Thaksin, 58, was immediately taken [...]
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BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) — Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was taken into police custody Thursday after arriving on Thai soil and ending 17 months of exile to face corruption charges, police said.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at Hong Kong International Airport earlier Thursday.
Thai authorities took the 58-year-old billionaire politician into custody after [...]
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By Nipa Piboontanasawat and Anuchit Nguyen
Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) — Thaksin Shinawatra said he doesn’t plan a return to politics in Thailand, as the former premier returned home to face corruption charges almost 18 months after being ousted in a military coup.
“I quit politics, I have other roles to play,” Thaksin told reporters at [...]
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By HANNAH BEECH/BANGKOK
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008
A supporter of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at a rally in Bangkok, June 11, 2007
When Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport opened in September 2006, the gleaming structure was supposed to serve as the triumphant showpiece of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s rule in Thailand. Plans for the new [...]
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