Thaksin, the comeback kid? Thailand.(Can Thaksin stage a...

The Economist (US);  November 4, 2006 ;     548 words ...Who will come back first: Thaksin or the King? The coup chiefs...ailand's deposed prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, make a spectacular comeback...chiefs seized power during Mr Thaksin's absence abroad, a glowing...fearing a rebellion among Thaksin fans in the security forces...rampant ...

For Thailand's Thaksin, a warm yet wary welcome.(WORLD)(Thaksin...

The Christian Science Monitor;  February 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand Thursday...jubilant supporters greeted Mr. Thaksin at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi...my return, I am a suspect, Thaksin told reporters at a press...Though the victory of the pro-Thaksin People Power Party in December...

Post-Thaksin, a calmer Thailand?(former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin...

The Christian Science Monitor;  August 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ......former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife got court permission...never made it. Instead, Mr. Thaksin - a twice-elected leader once...arrest warrant for the couple. Thaksin's latest exit may signal the...elected last December on a pro-Thaksin ticket and faces possible...

Penalty shoot-out; Thailand's political stand-off.(Thaksin Shinawatra)

The Economist (US);  June 30, 2007 ;     645 words ...Has Thaksin bought the right...junta has scored THAKSIN SHINAWATRA, Thailand's deposed...that removed Mr Thaksin nine months ago...and foes of Mr Thaksin launched Ruam Jai...time. Assuming Mr Thaksin's takeover of Manchester...this would keep Mr Thaksin in the news. In...can show ...

Counting Thaksin's blessings; Thailand.(Thailand votes for...

The Economist (US);  January 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ......deposed prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thais have voted against...deposed the government of Thaksin Shinawatra in a coup in 2006 seemed...coup and restore Mr Thaksin's allies to power in...and fomenting anti-Thaksin protests, to subvert...

Run, Thaksin, run; Thailand.(Thaksin Shinawatra's corruption case)

The Economist (US);  August 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ......corruption cases tumbling on Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Potjaman...television stations, Mr Thaksin (the puppet-master in...supporters and opponents of Mr Thaksin. These fears had intensified in late July when Thaksin fans armed with clubs...

A Leader Who Looms.(Business)(Thaksin Shinawatra)

Newsweek International;  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......pundits laughed at Thaksin, but his economic...political terms, Thaksin Shinawatra is all but a spent...national politics. Thaksin justified his flight...and the future of Thaksin's political machine...Critics decried Thaksin's programs as bald...and spend more. Thaksin called ...

Thaksin in trouble? Thailand.(The troubles of Thailand's prime minister...

The Economist (US);  June 5, 2004 ;     648 words ......is feeling unfamiliar heat THAKSIN SHINAWATRA, Thailand's prime minister...still generally approves of Mr Thaksin's social order campaign...Likewise, many Thais consider Mr Thaksin's proposal to buy a stake...always been restive, and Mr Thaksin is only the latest of many...

Thaksin the Tough Guy; Is the hard-charging leader exacerbating separatist...

Newsweek International;  November 29, 2004 ;     670 words ...Byline: Joe Cochrane Thaksin Shinawatra, the confident Thai prime...revered royal family, is urging Thaksin to take a softer approach...500 lives this year. While Thaksin downplays the violence and...approach. It's not clear if Thaksin has gotten the message. Last...

Life on the run: 'It's so hard to get a decent haircut' London may seem...

Belfast Telegraph;  August 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......confronting the billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister...too short or too funky," Mr Thaksin confided. "Sometimes he made...remarkable and wasteful habit of Mr Thaksin as he sought grooming perfection...another daughter to him," Mr Thaksin's son said. And while one...

BACKGROUNDER: Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

Xinhua News Agency;  February 28, 2008 ;     623 words ......Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand...ousted his administration. Thaksin faces a series of charges...Security (CNS), overthrew Thaksin's government in a bloodless...Examination Committee froze Thaksin and his family's assets...

Thaksin gets his day in court; Thailand; Thailand's prime minister in the...

The Economist (US);  June 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ......well. On June 18th a tearful Thaksin Shinawatra appeared before the Constitutional...anti-corruption commission indicted Mr Thaksin late last year, days before...before it is simple. When Mr Thaksin disclosed his personal assets...media and telecoms empire? Mr Thaksin has already admitted ...

The CEO of Thailand.(Thaksin's New Mandate)(Thaksin Shinawatra)(Biography)

The New Leader;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...BANGKOK SOON AFTER Thaksin Shinawatra's election in 2001 as prime...Mohamad. Indeed, last year alone Thaksin's family fortune increased...University. Many consider Thaksin a serious threat to Thai democracy...Parliament's 500 seats, giving Thaksin not only another four-year...

Thai leader bows out, for now; Thaksin Shinawatra may yet play major role,...

The Christian Science Monitor;  April 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ......ailand's embattled prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has yet to settled. After...rules were bent to favor Mr. Thaksin's family businesses. That...leader, remains in power. Thaksin has tapped a temporary prime...left open the possibility of Thaksin's return while leaving his...

The indestructible Mr Thaksin; Thailand's election.(Thaksin Shinawatra)

The Economist (US);  November 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ......September 2006 keep blasting at Thaksin Shinawatra's party, Thai Rak Thai (TRT), only...ordered TRT's dissolution, barring Mr Thaksin and 110 other party officials from...also close to the palace, accuse Mr Thaksin of showing disrespect to the revered...