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...rest of his days in Hawaii. But Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand's former Prime Minister who was overthrown in a bloodless coup two years ago, is having a harder time finding a new place to call home. Earlier this month, Thaksin had his British visa revoked, shortly after a Thai court sentenced him in absentia to two years' imprisonment for a conflict of interest conviction. The Thai telecoms tycoon had spent a good deal of time in England after his ouster, making headlines by buying the Manchester City soccer team before selling it to a Middle Eastern investor group earlier this...
...Britain hasn't been the only one to distance itself from Thailand's controversial ex-premier. On Monday, a presidential spokesman from the Philippines said that should Thaksin be interested in settling there, he should look elsewhere. Thai courts have issued arrest warrants for both Thaksin and his wife, and harboring fugitives from justice is presumably not something countries with close relations to Thailand would want to do. (Thaksin has denied wrongdoing in all court cases against him, claiming they are politically motivated...
...called simply Yum Yum, and two orders of sashimi. Things were looking up, we were excited, and then the waitress returned to say that they were out of sashimi. Totally. All of it. Shabu Square has only been open for a few weeks, but its owners also run Spice Thai and 9 Tastes, plus another Thai restaurant in Boston, so they should have mastered ordering by now. Out of one type of sashimi is understandable, but out of everything is unacceptable.4. Don’t expect flavor, either. After our terrible experience at Shabu Square, I went to the review...
...immediate reaction from Thaksin or his lawyers in Bangkok, and it remains to be seen how London will respond to the ruling. Thaksin has consistently denied violating any corruption or conflict of interest laws since several charges have been brought against him in recent years. He told the Thai press that he would prepare a written response to the verdict in coming days...
Thaksin has officially applied for political asylum in the United Kingdom, claiming Thailand's courts are biased against him. But his case may be weakening. Last week, a Thai court dismissed an assets concealment charge against the former Prime Minister, and earlier this year three of Thaksin's lawyers were jailed when they were caught attempting to bribe court officials overseeing his cases. All this is making it harder, says Panitan, for Thaksin's friends and allies in Thailand and overseas to defend him in his accusations against Thailand's courts. "Conflict of interest laws are a common feature...