Thailand's powerful army has challenged fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to return and fight the legal charges against him, even as the military refuted reports that last month's coup was planned in advance to rid the country of the Shinawatra clan's influence.
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Thousands of flag-waving Thai protesters stormed more government buildings as they intensified their mass political rally against embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for a fourth day on Wednesday, plunging the polarised nation deeper into crisis.
'It's a dream, but will I give it up? No bloody way,' Umesh Pandey, the former Bangkok Post editor turned Opposition candidate, tells Rahul Jacob.
Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he is on the verge of taking a 30 percent stake in premier league club Liverpool.
Former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the country on Thursday after 17 months living abroad in self-exile to face corruption charges, adding to the political uncertainty gripping the nation despite the restoration of democracy.
Military and police seized control of Thai capital Bangkok on Tuesday night amid reports of an apparent military coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, local television said.
Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has agreed in principle to take over as manager of Manchester City on a three-year contract, Sky Sports News reported on Tuesday.
The landslide victory marks the first time in the Thai history that a single party has captured a majority of the parliamentary seats in a free election.
The bid by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to buy a stake in Liverpool is "almost 100 percent" complete, a Thai government spokesman said.
Billionaire Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is eyeing a bid for the English Premier league club.
Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday rejected opposition's two-day ultimatum to quit, saying she is willing to do "anything" to end spiralling violence but cannot accept the unconstitutional demand to hand over power to an unelected council.
"There definitely won't be any signing this Friday, Saturday or Sunday," said Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Narayana Murthy, head of software giant Infosys Technologies, has been appointed Thailand Premier Thaksin Shinawatra's adviser on information technology matters.
A prominent pro-government leader was on Wednesday shot and injured in northeastern Thailand, fuelling tensions in the deeply divided country as defiant opposition supporters stepped up their protest to oust Premier Yingluck Shinawatra despite emergency rule imposed in the capital.
About 500 Thai police officials on Monday staged a rare protest to express their anger after dealing with months of violent anti-government protests and demanded the right to protect themselves instead of being left as "sitting ducks".
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Thai protesters threatened to take Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra into "custody" and marched on several state buildings on the second day of a shutdown of Bangkok to force her to resign even as the embattled Premier rejected their demands to quit.
Emergency was clamped in Thailand's capital after political clashes between protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his supporters. At least one person died in the clashes.
Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday sought royal approval to dissolve the parliament and call fresh elections in a bid to defuse the country's deepening political crisis, as thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of the Thai capital.
For thousands of expatriates lured to Dubai by the promise of year-round sunshine and a tax-free lifestyle, the party is over. Corporate restructurings have arrived hard on the heels of steep falls in property prices and plummeting consumer confidence; El Dorado is fading back into desert. As the cutbacks spread from finance and real estate to sectors such as tourism, media and retail, many are packing up and heading home.
Protesters demanding the resignation of Thailand's premier Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday claimed a "partial victory" after police allowed them to storm the government headquarters, easing tensions after three days of clashes that claimed at least four lives.
Manchester City are planning big-name signings to ensure Champions League soccer within the next two years.
The Council has appointed the country's four regional army chiefs as executive heads of their regions with power over civil servants.
Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who dissolved parliament and called for a snap poll by February 2, on Tuesday broke down in tears insisting that she will not resign ahead of the elections, as a defiant anti-government leader gave her 24 hours deadline to quit.
Eriksson's appointment was made after former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra gained enough shares to complete his takeover bid.
It was just outside the stadium that Vichai crashed in the helicopter he used to take off from the pitch and fly back to London after games.
Thousands of anti-government protesters on Monday sealed off parts of Thailand's congested capital Bangkok as part of an intensified campaign to force embattled Premier Yingluck Shinawatra to step down.
During the Thai prime minister's stay in India, the two countries are expected to sign an educational exchange programme agreement, besides exploring ways of enhancing cooperation in other fields.
Instead, Thailand's biggest entertainment company, GMM Grammy PCL, is putting together a private consortium to buy a 30 percent stake in Liverpool.
"There are some differences in the draft such as the number of directors on the board and their roles," Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said.
Militants raided several police bases in the Muslim-dominated south, officials said.
The decision appears to have been taken in view of the likely dissolution of Lok Sabha in the first week of next month.
In a major leap in bilateral economic relations, India and Thailand on Friday finalised modalities for implementing the first phase of the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries from September this year under which they will start tariff redu
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