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Ousted PM's brother in law resigns

Somchai Wongsawat, brotherinlaw of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, resigned as permanent secretary of labour on Friday.




Supachai approached for interim PM's post

Unctad boss set for talks with CDRM; Admin Court chief Ackaratorn also in the running





Panel will probe assets of Thaksin, ex-Cabinet

The Council of Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) will set up a six-person committee to investigate the assets of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, his family, and 15 former Cabinet members.



Question of status looms for ousted PM

Thaksin Shinawatra was travelling light. As far as the British government is concerned, however, he may have arrived in London yesterday with very heavy political baggage.



Bangkok is not dangerous for Cage

Oscar winner Nicolas Cage is still filming his new movie in Bangkok despite the military coup in Thailand, a film crew said on Friday.



Filipino leader to pursue foreign trips despite Thaksin's outsting

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will push through with her trips abroad scheduled before the end of the year, confident that what happened to ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra will not happen to her, according to Presidential Management Staff Arthur Yap.



Cage flees "Bangkok Dangerous"

Military coup in Thailand this week interrupted filming of Nicolas Cage's new movie, a gangster thriller being shot in Bangkok, a Chinese news website said Thursday.



Academic sets up anti-coup petition online

A website has been set up to collect signatures demanding that the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) not arrest or harm protestors who planned to express their disagreement with the coup.



Thaksin causes division and destroy unity : Royal Order

Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin Friday entered a ceremony to officially receive His Majesty's the King's endorsement of his leadership as leader of the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM).



Thai students at Oxford regret coup

Oxford - A discussion group of postgraduate Thai students at Oxford University, called "Oxford Initiative" (OI) said at a meeting last Thursday that the group was in the process of issuing a statement to express disagreement with the coup.



Rangers close to Thaksin disarmed

Thailand's new military rulers have begun disarming thousands of forest rangers who were led by a close ally of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, an army official said Friday.



US reviewing aid to Thailand

NEW YORK - The United States is reviewing its aid to Thailand following the military coup which toppled the government of prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a senior US official said Thursday.



Thaksin appeals for privacy

LONDON - Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra appealed Thursday for privacy for his family, who he insisted were his priority after taking refuge in London following the military coup in Bangkok.






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