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Five years of strenuous attempts by the Thai establishment to destroy Thaksin Shinawatra as a political force have come to naught.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday said the campaign for a pardon for Thaksin Shinawatra lowers the status of the royal institution.

Shinawatra family native of Meizhou, Guangdong Province, the British pulled and he is believed to be the fourth-generation Chinese.

British authorities revoked entry visas for Mr. Thaksin and his wife, Pojaman Shinawatra, last week, the Thai government said Saturday.

He had served as chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, and it surely did not hurt that he married into the Shinawatra family.

Lawyers represented Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Potjaman, in court in the proceedings at the Supreme Court.

Many are loyal to a former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was kicked out in a 2006 coup.

It frames the crisis as a battle to save the revered monarchy from the clutches of the exiled former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.

Prime Minister Yingluck leads the political party of her brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, a former prime minister and an ally of Hun Sen.

TWO months ago, Yingluck Shinawatra was a run-of-the-mill businesswoman and a political neophyte.

A new row is over Thailand's former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, who lives in exile and is wanted at home on a criminal conviction.

Massive protests in Bangkok backed by exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra have so far gone peacefully.

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has sought ways of boosting local consumption to offset the effects of a sagging world economy.

Protracted protests by supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra have paralyzed parts of Bangkok.

The ousted former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra has accused the army of interfering in the formation of a new government.

Thaksin Shinawatra's sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, has also stressed that she plans to strengthen ties with neighboring countries.

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is cited in this book as deciding to become prime minister to protect his investments.

Thaksin Shinawatra went into exile in Cambodia to avoid a prison sentence for corruption.

The activities Sunday marked the fourth anniversary of a 2006 military coup that toppled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Tensions have eased somewhat since Abhisit was voted out of office in favor of "Red Shirt" -- backed Yingluck Shinawatra.

The U. S. top diplomat is also expected to visit flood ravaged areas in Thailand and meet with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Yingluck Shinawatra emerged victorious in one of the most high-stakes elections in Thailand's recent history.

Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister deposed in a coup in 2006, called on his followers to stage a "revolution" .

Protesters loyal to ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra have crippled the capital's tourist hub of hotels and shopping attractions.

Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says his Government has won its controversial campaign against drugs.

Thaksin Shinawatra's return could spark another round of unrest in Thailand, but Yingluck says his return is not a priority right now.

Supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra say petitions calling for his pardon have been signed by as many as 5m Thais.

The city is a hub in the country's poor agricultural northeast, where support for exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is high.

So, too, has the reputation of the new government under Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, elected in a landslide just four months ago.

The "red shirt" demonstrators are mainly supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a military coup in 2006.

Thai media reports, this year's amnesty list to add new terms, or make exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was pardoned.

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has criticized moves to seek a royal pardon for exiled leader Thaksin Shinawatra.

Eriksson has been in talks with prospective new City owner Thaksin Shinawatra and a three-year deal is understood to have been agreed.

Thailand's recently elected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has made her first official visit to Cambodia.

Born in 1967 as the youngest child of nine, her father Lert Shinawatra served as an MP for the northern city of Chiang Mai during the 1970s.

Not all red shirts are fans of Thaksin Shinawatra, the fugitive former prime minister, who backs the movement.

Thailand's Supreme Court ruled on the assets of Thaksin Shinawatra, an exiled former prime minister.

The protesters largely support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a coup in 2006.

Village elders praise the former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.

Thailand's new prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is contemplating another budgetary splurge.

Many of the protesters are supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a military coup in 2006.

Thaksin Shinawatra, whom the coup deposed as prime minister, spoke via video-link from exile.

Mr. Shinawatra was ousted in a military coup in 2006, but remains a deeply divisive figure in Thailand.

In 2006 Singapore's Temasek sparked a row in Thailand by buying the family telecoms business of the then prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.

In 2001 the then prime minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, introduced universal health care, a radical move.

Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra himself worked at KFC fastfood outlet while studying in the US.

Born in the British pull June 21, 1967, the Shinawatra family's youngest of nine children.

Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted as prime minister in a military coup in 2006, and then fled the country.

Thai Prime Minister-elect Yingluck Shinawatra says the Thai baht should float freely and be left to market forces.

Thailand's new parliament elected Yingluck Shinawatra as prime minister.

Mr. Samak heads a coalition government led by the People's Power Party, which is closely linked to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's new prime minister, might concur.

Then there is her elder brother and PT's de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006.

The conflict began three years ago as peaceful rallies against corruption and abuse of power in the government of Thaksin Shinawatra.

She is the youngest sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was toppled in an army coup in 2006.

The 44-year-old Yingluck is the youngest child of Shinawatra family.

Suthep said that while the government is ready for talks, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra must first declare who he supports.

At 7. 45pm the party leader, Yingluck Shinawatra, appeared before the press to claim victory.

IN ONE form or another, Thaksin Shinawatra has been in the thick of Thai politics for a decade.

Samak, 72, has made the return of exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a bloodless military coup last year, a top priority.