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Thaksin’s name not listed on private jets arriving tomorrow

  WHILE four private aircraft have officially requested permission to land and park at Mjets Ltd.’s private passenger terminal within Don Mueang Airport tomorrow (Aug. 22), Pheu Thai Party de facto boss/former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s name is not listed among the passengers arriving on all four private airplanes, Matichon newspaper and Sanook.com said this

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Srettha not being replaced as PM candidate: Prasert

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI CANDIDATE FOR prime minister Srettha Thavisin will not be replaced with anyone else as pressed by the Bhumjaithai, according to Pheu Thai secretary-general Prasert Chanthararuangthong. Prasert confirmed only the real estate mogul-turned-prime ministerial candidate will be named and voted in a joint House/Senate meeting later this month and

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Thaksin, Yingluck show up at Hun Sen’s birthday party in Phnom Penh

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPOSED PRIME MINISTERS Thaksin Shinawatra and Yingluck Shinawatra have shown up in Phnom Penh to join in the celebrations of Cambodia’s outgoing Prime Minister Hun Sen’s birthday over the weekend. According to Cambodia’s Fresh News report, Thaksin and Yingluck arrived in Phnom Penh yesterday to attend Hun Sen’s 71st birthday

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Despite being blasted, Chuwit insists Thaksin not returning on Aug. 10

  FORMER MP and graft-buster Chuwit Kamolvisit reconfirmed today (July 29) that former prime minister/de facto Pheu Thai Party boss Thaksin Shinawatra will not be returning to Thailand on August 10 despite his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra saying this is just a delirious projection,TV Channel 7 said. Chuwit had late last night posted a message on

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Thaksin advised to put off return home till new govt set up

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MEMBERS OF DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s family would prefer he postpone his long-awaited homecoming from next month until after a post-election government has been completely put in place, said a source personally associated with his camp. Thaksin’s former spouse Podjaman na Pombejra and their daughters, Pintongta Kunakornwong

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Thaksin reserved, patient over Move Forward/Pheu Thai tussles

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI PARTY BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has been unusually reserved and patient over an apparent inter-party conflict between the Move Forward and his own camp. The deposed prime minister has only tweeted to say “sounds familiar” in response to emotion-filled, belligerent remarks made by one of his supporters

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