"I'm a domestic dog that can be tamed any time," Thaksin

"First of all, I have been alleged of not being loyal to His Majesty the king, but actually I am very loyal to His Majesty the king. I am a domestic dog that can be tamed any time. I'm tame already and I can be tamed again. So I'm really loyal to His Majesty the king," Thaksin told Far Eastern Economic Review's deputy editor, Colum Murphy.

Muphy interviewed Thaksin in Dubai and the interview was published in FEER's latest edition of March 9, under the title, "The Taming of Thaksin?"

In the interview, Thaksin claimed Abhisit Vejjajiva government just copied his economic policies, including economic stimulus package.

"All they have to do is recycle my policy because it's not going to work during this time. Because we have limited budget and also we have to prepare for after the post U.S. subprime crisis. You have to understand that Asia will be the engine of growth … where is Thailand going to stand? Where is the point where Thailand is going to be? We have to have strategy of where Asia is heading for and where Thailand will be part of it," he said.

Thaksin claimed that Abhisit's vows to get him back to face trials were just to embarrass him and for political purpose.

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