Thaksin to lecture abroad after tomorrow's court hearing

"I believe the first country on the Thaksin's speaking engagements is Japan where he would lecture for 90 minutes at Takushoku University," Pongthep said.

Thaksin said on Monday that he already applied for the court's permission to leave the country for three weeks.

He also stated he would devote his attention to charity work after he was elected chairman of ThaiCom Foundation, a charity for education sponsored by the Shinawatra family.

"Don't try to think for me because in my mind, I am fed up with politics and want to work for charities," he said.

The Supreme Court is to rule on the matter following the tomorrow's hearing in which Thaksin would enter a plea on graft charges relating to the Ratchadapisek land case.

The Nation