After 14 manic months at the helm of the Manchester City soccer club, Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Thai prime minister, has sold the club to the Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment. ...full story at Intl Herald Tribune
from Intl Herald Tribune on Mon, Sep 01 2008
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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... |
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