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Thailand on Monday accused ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra of offending the country's monarchy, stepping up pressure on the fugitive tycoon as he prepares for a provocative trip to neighbouring Cambodia.
Bangkok - Thai shares jumped 2.13 per cent Monday on a return of investor confidence in the region, brokers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand index ended at 713.48, up 14.85 points. ...
Bangkok (UPI) Nov 6, 2009 - Thailand is considering breaking off diplomatic relations with neighboring Cambodia as a dispute heats up over Phnom Penh's hiring of a fugitive former Thai premier.
Fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra urged the reform of institutions around Thailand's revered monarchy, a report said Monday, amid tensions over his impending visit to neighbouring Cambodia.
Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, at the center of a political fight between his supporters and those of the current government, has ignited fresh controversy by speaking candidly about the nation's constitutional monarchy.
Thailand's prime minister Sunday defended his actions in an ongoing spat with Cambodia over Phnom Penh's job offer to a fugitive former Thai premier, saying he had to protect the country's dignity.
The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged Thailand and Cambodia to show "maximum restraint" amid tensions over Phnom Penh's job offer to a fugitive former Thai premier.
Thaksin is scheduled to visit Phnom Penh on Nov. 12 in his capacity as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ’s economic adviser, Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said by phone today. The appointment last week prompted Thailand to downgrade diplomatic relations and review deals with its neighbor.
In the past week, Thai authorities have arrested three people on charges of disseminating false data. The arrests have sparked complaints of a witch hunt.
Thailand threatened Friday to seal the border with Cambodia in a spiralling diplomatic row over Phnom Penh's naming of fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra as an adviser.
Former England captain Bryan Robson began his international coaching career with a 1-1 draw for his Thailand team in a friendly against Syria on Sunday.
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand will review agreements and cooperation projects with Cambodia after the government in Phnom Penh named fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra an economic adviser, threatening to fan tensions that have triggered border clashes.
Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra will visit Phnom Penh this week in his new role as economics adviser, the Cambodian PM said Sunday, further stoking a row with Thailand.
Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts — and humiliating the government from a distance.
Bangkok - Floods caused by heavy rains have claimed 15 lives in southern Thailand, officials said Monday. Heavy rains sparked flash floods in Thailand's southernmost provinces of Songkhla, Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala over the weekend, affecting hund...
Thailand and Cambodia recalled their respective ambassadors Thursday after Phnom Penh sparked a furious diplomatic row by naming fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra as its economic adviser.
