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sabai sabai
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BangkokPost.com
Ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra ended 17 months of exile abroad by falling to his knees and kissing Thai ground at Suvarnabhumi airport. Thousands greeted him with banners and signs but Mr Thaksin said he wanted to be an "ordinary citizen."

His wife Khunying Potjaman, youngest daughter Paethongtan and Mr Thaksin's sister Yingluck went to receive him. Their son Panthongtae came back with Mr Thaksin from Hong Kong.


Mr Thaksin emerged from the airport VIP exit at 10:13. He fell to his knees and kissed Thai ground.


A huge roar went up from the waiting crowd. The ex-premier looked sombre as he gave a traditional wai of greeting.


Dressed in a dark suit, Mr Thaksin spent just 10 seconds greeting the crowd before boarding a car in a convoy of vehicles with a police escort, which whisked him out of the airport and towards Bangkok.


Mr Thaksin's first date in the country was to be before the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions.


Interior Minister Chalerm Yubamrung, Deputy Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and Transport Minister Santi Prompat were at the airport to welcome the ousted premier.


Mr Thaksin will go straight to the Supreme Court to acknowledge charges over the 772-million-baht Ratchadaphisek land deal. He is expected to spend about an hour there, and ask for bail.


After that, he will go to Peninsula Bangkok hotel, where he will spend the night. If everything goes according to plan, he will hold a press conference there at around 1pm.


His residence in Bangkok is currently under repair.


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Redigeret af sabai sabai d. 28/02-2008 09:28
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Vil man ikke åbne sine øjne , må man jo åbne sin pung !
 
På flyet fra Hong Kong blev Thaksin ledsaget af tidligere partifæller, sin søn og to spillere fra fodboldklubben Manchester City, som Thaksin købte for godt et år siden. Dermed understregede han, at købet var politisk motiveret for at øge hans popularitet i det fodboldglade Thailand. Den ene af spillerne, danske Kasper Schmeichel, har da også udtalt, at det ville glæde ham at se Thaksin få det tilbage, der rettelig tilhører ham.

gud kasper er nok lige saa klog som sin far ... Grin
 
Bailed out


(BangkokPost.com)
The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions granted bail to Thaksin Shinawatra on corruption charges against the returned ex-premier and his wife in the 772-million-baht Ratchadaphisek land deal. He also was granted bail by the Attorney-General in a separate case alleging concealment of shares in SC Asset.

Bail was granted by the court for 8 million baht, on the condition that Mr Thaksin must not leave the country without the court's permission.


The court scheduled the first hearing for the case on March 12 at 9am.


Mr Thaksin went directly to court after arriving back in Thailand from Hong Kong at 9:53am on Thursday morning.


Mr Thaksin, who was sombre but showed no sign of stress, sprent about an hour in court, accompanied by his chief legal defender, lawyer Pichit Chuenban. After he was granted bail, he left the court smiling. He waved to reporters as he emerged onto the street.


Charges against Mr Thaksin and his wife Khunying Potjamarn allege illegal use of the influence of the prime minister's office in the purchase of a plot of land on Ratchadaphisek Road for 772 million baht.


Khunying Potjamarn had previously won bail from the court on the same charges.


Before his arrival at the Office of the Attorney General under tight security at noon, Mr Thaksin stopped at the Crime Suppression Division. He was accompanied by Interior Minister Chalerm Yubamrung, Deputy Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and his team of lawyer including Wichit Plangsrisakul and Thana Benjathikul


All cellphone access was cut off for a 10km radius of the AG's office in order to guard against possible bombs set off by phone signals.


His next legal business was at the Department of Special Investigation, which is looking into the case which alleges concealment of shareholding in SC Asset Corporation, a property development set up by the Shinawatra family's business empire.


There, he also was granted bail by the Office of the Attorney-General, and the first hearing on his case was set for April 3.


He met with the investigators and the new DSI chief Tawee Sodsong, telling them he would not testify today, but definitely would testify in court.


 
taleofdk
thordk skrev:
På flyet fra Hong Kong blev Thaksin ledsaget af tidligere partifæller, sin søn og to spillere fra fodboldklubben Manchester City, som Thaksin købte for godt et år siden. Dermed understregede han, at købet var politisk motiveret for at øge hans popularitet i det fodboldglade Thailand. Den ene af spillerne, danske Kasper Schmeichel, har da også udtalt, at det ville glæde ham at se Thaksin få det tilbage, der rettelig tilhører ham.

gud kasper er nok lige saa klog som sin far ... Grin


Jeg læste lige om dette på jp.dk
http://jp.dk/udla...280809.ece


Det et eller andet sted klamt at han blander sig i Thai politik med sådan en udtalelse ................... måske det er svigerfar Kasper er ude at rejse med Grin så han er nød til at støtte op om famillien Taksin.
 
www.holidaysinsiam.com
he he i hope not Grin

tror bare han som faderen ikke kun kan koncentrere sig om det de er gode til ...

uden omtanke ... vorherre bevares kender han overhovedet historien bag eller vil han bare sikre sin fremtid i klubben...

en dag hvor man krummer taer over en udtalelse som denne.
Redigeret af d. 28/02-2008 14:04
 
kvindemin
hvis han havde udtalt, at han håbede hans arbejdsgiver ville ryge 10 år i brummen, ville jeg da være endnu mere forbavsetSmile

nu får han jo en gratis ferie og måske en lille lønforhøjelse
 
taleofdk
kvindemin skrev:
hvis han havde udtalt, at han håbede hans arbejdsgiver ville ryge 10 år i brummen, ville jeg da være endnu mere forbavsetSmile

nu får han jo en gratis ferie og måske en lille lønforhøjelse


ja, noget må der da falde af med en sådan opbakning, den kan da ikke være gratis hvis jeg kender Taksins omdømme ret Grin
 
www.holidaysinsiam.com
det er et utroligt flot pr. nummer Thaksin laver, kommer hjem som ejer af et større engelsk fodboldhold, med et par højtbetale pro fodboldspillere, som lige kan vise landsholdet hvordan man spiller bold, så man lidt glemmer hvorfor det lige var Thaksin har været væk i 1½ år.

personligt har jeg ikke noget imod Thaksin, jo han var en smule korrupt, men det kunne have været meget værre. han skulle naturligvis have holdt sig fra at købe det kæmpe landstykke i Bangkok, men han lavede massere af gode ting for thailand. Ligesom der var en stor økonomisk udvikling
under ham, ihvertfald i storbyerne.
en af hans største fejl var at han solgte sine 50 % af AIS til singapoor, (AIS er et teleselskaCool der var noget stolthed i at have det selskab, og der var utroligt mange der blev sure over dette. Og der var ligesom derfra at det begyndte at gå ned af bakke for ham.
derefter var det forskellige korruptionsskandaler, det store uløselige problem i Sydthailand, og køb at stemmer, som til sidst fik befolkningen og kongen til at afsætte ham.
Tvivler på at han bliver dømt fængsel for dette, hans politiske magt er alt for stor til det. Jeg forventer at han vil værre tilbage som primærminister inden for 5 år.
 
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