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Democrat confirms revocation of Thaksin passport

(BangkokPost.com) – Democrat party confirmed that the British government has revoked visas for ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra and wife Potjaman and banned them from entering Britain on their Thai passports. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Sat, Nov 08 2008

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