The cabinet approved compensation on Tuesday for victims of the political conflicts that have troubled the country for almost seven years, as the government takes steps toward reconciliation. A total of about $62.8 million will be given to people who suffered what were described as physical and mental losses during the protests that started in...
BANGKOK -- At the entrance to a neighborhood in Bangkok's garment district, residents have posted an unambiguous message on an archway decorated with an image of Thailand's king. ''If you live in Thailand, you must be loyal,'' reads a sign prominently suspended over the road. ''If you are not loyal, you are not Thai.'' Thailand has always stood out...
BANGKOK -- The Thai government faced a political uproar on Wednesday after details surfaced of a proposed prisoner amnesty that the country's opposition says is designed to pardon Thaksin Shinawatra, the prime minister ousted in the 2006 military coup. Thai officials did not provide details of the proposed amnesty, saying it was secret and needed...
Thaksin Shinawatra Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัตร (født 26. juli 1949 i Sankamphaeng i Chiang Mai-provinsen), er en thailandsk politiker, der var premierminister i Thailand 2001-06. Thaksin var samtidig leder for populistpartiet Thai Rak Thai. Som chef for firmaet Shin Corporation, som bl.a. kontrollerer Thailands største mobiltelefonoperatør, Advanced Info Service, var han også landets rigeste person.
Thaksin er tidligere overløjtnant i det thailandske politi, med graden master in criminal justice fra Eastern Kentucky University i USA og Ph.D. fra Sam Houston State University, USA.
Partileder i det politiske partiet Palang Dharma fra 1996, og leder for Thai Rak Thais fra 1998. Han fik sin første regeringspost i 1994, da han tjente som udenrigsminister. Han blev premierminister 9. februar 2001. Fold ud