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...life of an exiled leader used to be a comfortable one. Uganda's Idi Amin whiled away his post-dictator years in Saudia Arabia, while the Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos spent the 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...
...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...
...Hampshire native spent her summer canvassing in the state and has been on two other Dems trips this fall. Her canvassing partner (and blockmate) Maia Usui ’11 can’t even vote. Usui, who was raised in Japan and attended high school in Thailand, considers the trip a more exotic experience than her politically-minded friend...
...perspective, think back on 1997, when a financial crisis began in Thailand and rapidly swept through first Asia and then emerging markets around the world. It brought currency collapses, massive debt defaults and sharp recessions in its wake...
...hands. Strong institutions matter. While banks toppled throughout the region, Hong Kong banks, with their conservative internal controls, came through the crisis virtually unscathed. They've been through crises, panics and bank runs before, and they didn't play the financial games that hurt their counterparts in places like Thailand and South Korea...