
AEC moved on finding convincing evidence

Before deciding to freeze the bank accounts of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman on Monday, the Assets Examination Committee (AEC) found convincing evidence he had retained his massive shareholding long after he became prime minister, a source said yesterday.
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Surin tipped to be next Asean Secretary General

The three-month search for the next Asean chief has been completed on Wednesday with former Thai foreign minister Surin Pitsuwan being in the lead.
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Insurgents behead a man in Narathiwat

Narathiwat - Police found the bullet-riddled bodies of three men, one of whom was beheaded, near Kupoh village. They were believed to have been murdered by insurgents in the restive region.
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Web cast for June 13

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Exiled PM has "ghost accounts" : sources

Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been found to have held "ghost accounts" for both stocks and cash transactions in overseas banking and stockbroking institutions, leading the Assets Examination Committee (AEC) to order a freeze of his assets, said financial sources.
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NEW WEBLOG SYSTEM ANNOUNCED

BIG APOLOGY TO OUR BLOGGERS

The Nation would like to issue a big apology for a serious problem over our old Weblog system, which caused all the invaluable comments attached to stories of our bloggers to disappear.
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Fresh hurdle faces Thaksin's City takeover bid

Thaksin Shinawatra's proposed £90m takeover of Manchester City faces another obstacle after it emerged that the Premier League would implement fit-and-proper-persons regulations if he were convicted of fraud in his homeland, according to the Guardian online.
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Thaksin does not buy house in Hong Kong : Noppadon

Exiled prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra did not buy any residence in Hong Kong, his spokesman Noppadon Patama said Wednesday.
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Thaksin will return very soon: lawyer

Junta, govt say he can answer AEC's freezing of his family's assets
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