Thu, Apr 16th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Sondhi Limthongkul opposed former PM Thaksin The leader of a Thai protest movement which brought down then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra last year has been shot and injured in Bangkok. Sondhi Limthongkul's yellow-shirted People's Alliance of Democracy (Pad) led demonstrations in 2006. Shots ...Read More

Thai-Cambodia Dispute Raises Nationalist Sentiment in Bangkok

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | World |

Thai-Cambodia Dispute Raises Nationalist Sentiment in Bangkok The dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over a visit to Phnom Penh by Thailand's former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is drawing Thais to the streets. The visit has prompted an anti-Thaksin rally in Bangkok, and there are expectations of more ...Read More

Gov't ready to arrest Thaksin, if he flies over Thailand's airspace: Deputy PM

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | World |

BANGKOK, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Thailand is ready to arrest fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, if he flies over the country's airspace, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has warned Monday. The Thai government already informed airline companies concerning Thailand's readiness ...Read More

Anti-Thaksin rally in Bangkok

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | World |

Anti-Thaksin rally in Bangkok Thousands of people have marched in the Thai capital to protest against Thaksin Shinawatra, the country's former prime minister, and the Cambodian government for appointing him as economic adviser. Monday's rally in Bangkok, led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), ...Read More

Opponents of Fugitive Ex-Prime Minister of Thailand Rally in Bangkok

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | World |

BANGKOK — Opponents of fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, riled by his comments about Thailand's monarchy and the warm welcome he received in neighboring Cambodia, rallied Sunday night in the Thai capital. Police said 15,000-20,000 people were expected at the ...Read More

After latest protests, Iran tries to lock up Web

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | World |

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's embattled opposition leaders accused the government in Web statements yesterday of becoming more brutal than the shah's regime, and authorities announced a new Internet crackdown aimed at choking off the reform movement's last real means of ...Read More

Iran cracks down on online opposition

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | World |

Iran cracks down on online opposition TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's embattled opposition leaders accused the government of becoming more brutal than the shah's regime in Web statements Saturday, and authorities announced a new Internet crackdown aimed at choking off the reform movement's last real means of ...Read More

Opposition: Iran Rulers more brutal than shah

Sat, Nov 14th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

TEHRAN, Iran -The showdown between Iran's clerical leaders and a resilient protest movement sharpened Saturday, as opposition leaders accused the government of becoming more brutal than the shah's regime and authorities announced a new Internet crackdown. Two of Iran's top pro-reform ...Read More

Ousted Thai PM Thaksin taunts government by rallying followers to neighboring Cambodia

Fri, Nov 13th, 2009 | World |

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — Thailand said Friday it would not be provoked into violence in its diplomatic tussle with Cambodia over fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, even as the ousted leader taunted the Bangkok government by meeting with political ...Read More

Cambodia arrest boosts Thai row

Fri, Nov 13th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Cambodia arrest boosts Thai row Cambodia has refused to extradite Mr Thaksin (R) to Thailand A Cambodian man has been arrested for allegedly spying for Thailand as a major cross-border row intensifies. Siwarak Chothipong, 31, who works for the Cambodia Air Traffic Service, was accused of ...Read More

Cambodia charges Thai man for spying on Thaksin visit

Fri, Nov 13th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AFP) – Cambodian police said Friday they had charged a Thai man with spying on fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, further inflaming a diplomatic crisis between the neighbouring countries. The spy row blew up as Thaksin played a relaxed ...Read More

Cambodia Accuses Thai National of Spying

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

(PHNOM PENH, Cambodia) — Cambodia has detained a Thai man for allegedly spying on fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the latest sign of worsening relations between the two neighbors. Thaksin, a fugitive from justice in Thailand, was named ...Read More

Thaksin's Cambodia Role Runs Risk for Ousted Thai Leader

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

BANGKOK -- Since being forced out of power in a military coup three years ago, ousted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra has made a show of traveling the world to keep himself in the public eye back home. But his latest gambit ...Read More

'Thaksin can help Cambodia'

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | World |

'Thaksin can help Cambodia' The Cambodian government's appointment of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as an economy adviser has provoked an angry reaction from the Thai government, which views him as a criminal and a powerful political opponent. Here, people in Cambodia share their ...Read More

Thasksin Delivers Speech in Phnom Penh

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Thasksin Delivers Speech in Phnom Penh Thailand's former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, continued a controversial visit to Cambodia with a speech to economists and businessmen Thursday, during which he managed to take a swipe at his political opponents. Thaksin Shinawatra told officials and businessmen that he hopes ...Read More

Thaksin gives economic lecture to Cambodian economic experts

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Top Stories |

Thaksin gives economic lecture to Cambodian economic experts PHNOM PENH, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Ousted former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Thursday took his role for the first time as adviser of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Royal Government of Cambodia to give a economic ...Read More

Thaksin accusations from Cambodia

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | World |

Thaksin accusations from Cambodia Mr Thaksin remains a highly divisive figure in Thailand Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra has accused the country's rulers of "false patriotism" in a speech in Cambodia. The lecture, to about 300 business and government figures was part of his new ...Read More

Cambodia Rejects Thai Request to Extradite Former Leader

Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Cambodia Rejects Thai Request to Extradite Former Leader Cambodia has rejected a request for the extradition of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is now visiting the Southeast Asian nation. On Wednesday, Thai diplomats presented Cambodian officials with a request to detain and extradite Mr. Thaksin. He arrived ...Read More

Cambodia refuses to extradite Thaksin

Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Cambodia refuses to extradite Thaksin Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Cambodia has refused a request by Thailand to extradite ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra so that he can be tried on corruption charges. The Thai foreign ministry said Wednesday that it had received a letter from ...Read More

Cambodia rejects Thai request to arrest ex-premier

Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 | World |

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Cambodia turned down a request Wednesday from Thailand to arrest former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year was sentenced in absentia by a Thai court to two years imprisonment for violating a conflict of interest law. A statement ...Read More

Cambodia refuses to hand over Thaksin

Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Cambodia has rejected a formal request from Thailand for the extradition of the country's fugitive former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, as tensions between the two neighbours escalate. Thaksin is in Phnom Penh advising Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen on economic matters. The ...Read More