Thaksin Shinawatra
A 'Red Shirt' supporter (R) holds up a portrait of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister, current Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R), at a gathering to mark the third anniversary of the military crackdown on anti-government protesters in Bangkok on May 19, 2013. About 90 people were killed and nearly 1,900 wounded in a series of street clashes between demonstrators and security forces, which culminated in a military crackdown in May 2010. Two foreign journalists were among those killed.
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Thailand: Prime Minister Sues Cartoonist for Defamation
Yingluck is Thailand's first female Prime Minister. She is younger sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted by a coup in 2006. Thaksin, who is convicted of plunder, is living outside Thailand. A Thai cartoonist who criticized the 12:24 AM from Global Voices Online Read more »
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NACC challenges Thaksin bribe claim
The National Anti Corruption Commission on Tuesday challenged ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra to show evidence to back up his allegation that an NACC member had asked him for a bribe in 1999. The graft-busting agency was responding to a remark by Mr Th 5/21/13 from Bangkok Post Read more »
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Thaksin: B10m rewards for arsonists
Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra says a 10 million baht reward is waiting for each person giving information which leads to the arrest of the people who set fire to CentralWorld shopping complex in Bangkok at the end of the April-May 201 from Bangkok Post Read more »
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Thaksin plays game of tactics
Deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra appeared to beat a tactical retreat on Sunday night when he told his red-shirt followers he favours an amnesty bill that excludes not only protest leaders and those responsible for the crackdowns, but also himsel from Bangkok Post Read more »
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26,000 reds recall bloodshed
Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra said the government's amnesty efforts must focus on absolving red shirts facing legal action in connection with the 2010 political violence rather than protest leaders or even himself. Ousted former prime minister Thaksi from Bangkok Post Read more »
