Thaksin says he'll take 'deserved rest'
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday he would take a "deserved rest," and urged the military leaders of the country to quickly arrange for new national elections.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has again said he wants a thorough, independent inquiry into last week&#39;s deaths of 87 Muslim protesters, most whom died in military custody.
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BANGKOK: Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra vowed to continue arresting ringleaders of separatist attacks as a volunteer rescue worker became the latest victim of violence that has claimed more than 560 lives this year.
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Thailand's exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra moved a step closer to facing corruption charges today after the supreme court agreed to hear the allegations against him.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resumed his duties Tuesday as challenges to his hold on power mounted even after a self-imposed leave of absence for seven weeks.
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PATTANI, Thailand  - Bomb blasts rocked southern  Thailand on Friday as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra  promised to get to the bottom of the deaths of 78 Muslims in  military custody and punish any "wrongdoers."
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Facing new violence and harsh criticism, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has promised to set up an independent commission to investigate the deaths in southern Thailand of 85 accused Muslim rioters, including 78 who died in military detention.
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PATTANI, Thailand  - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin  Shinawatra called a meeting of top security advisers on  Thursday amid concerns Muslim outrage could trigger reprisal  attacks in the far south where 85 protesters died this week.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says he may return home, but insists he will not return to politics.
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Thailand's army chief vowed on   Wednesday to clean up the country's political landscape and   return "power to the people" as soon as possible after a   bloodless coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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: Thailand&#39;s prime minister said Tuesday a military crackdown that left six rioters dead in the Muslim-dominated south was justified, arguing that such rioting is aimed at sowing chaos and cannot be tolerated.
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Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday that he would like to return to his home country to teach about business and management "after Thailand returns to democracy."
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Thailand's revered king voices concern over a court ruling on whether the two main parties should be disbanded.
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Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be arrested if he returns home from a self-imposed exile as planned, even if his victorious allies form a government following last weekend's general election, officials said Thursday.
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Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said on Saturday he was ready to negotiate with his ousted predecessor, Thaksin Shinawatra, to defuse growing political tensions in the country.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra shed few tears on Wednesday over the death of 78 Muslims in military custody as distraught mourners besieged an army
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Thailand's army chief promised on   Wednesday to return "power to the people" as soon as possible   after the military ousted billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra without firing a shot.