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Ousted Premier Returns to Thailand

Back home in Thailand from a 17-month voluntary exile following his ouster in a military coup, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on bail. ...full story at New York Times

from New York Times on Sun, Mar 02 2008

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01 Apr 08 visit Thaskin Back in Thailand  »  YouTube videoANCHOR: Thaksin Shinawatra is Thailand's former Prime minister who was ousted in the 2006 military coup. While in exile in the UK, he bought the Manchester City football club. This weekend, he returned to Thailand, earlier than expected, to present 15...
28 Apr 08 visit Pro-Thaksin website becomes bye-Thaksin  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) – The pro-Thaksin Shinawatra website hi-thaksin.net has already announced that it has reached the end of the road and will close down. The website was founded soon after the military coup which saw the ouster of former premier Thaks...
06 Jul 07 visit Thaksin free to e-propagandise  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said Friday the government will not block a new website that ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra says he will launch to defend his reputation both in Thailand and abroad.
30 Jan 08 visit Sonthi: I phone Thaksin for 'reconciliation'  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Deputy Prime Minister Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, the man who ousted Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006 coup d'etat, said he has phoned the deposed premier for 'national reconciliation'.
10 Jan 08 visit Thaksin explains why wife returns to Thailand  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra issued a statement Tuesday pointing out three reasons why his wife Khunying Potjaman decided to return to Thailand this morning.
17 Sep 08 visit UPDATE - Parliament confirms Somchai as PM  »  Bangkok Post Parliament on Wednesday provided a majority vote for Somcahi Wongsawat, the brother-in-law of coup-ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, to become the next prime minister.

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