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The Bold Coast.(Thai economy)
Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra rang in the new year with his trademark: sensational promises. Addressing supporters at an open-air stadium in Bangkok, the tycoon turned populist foretold a nation transformed in "a golden year for Thais all over the country." In a country where nearly 2 million people are unemployed and one in three people never makes it past primary school, Thaksin vowed: "All children of school age will get a chance to study! All people of working age will be employed!"
Decked out in the blue, white and red of the national flag, the crowd rained cheers on Thaksin, who has emerged as the most outspoken and controversial Asian leader of ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) August 6, 2009 700+ words
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- Tycoon turned killer over [pounds sterling]2m deal.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) September 8, 2009 700+ words
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- Thaksin's way - Thailand's election.(Thailand on election eve)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) February 5, 2005 700+ words
...the outgoing government, led by Thaksin Shinawatra, a tycoon-turned-politician, has survived for...four years as prime minister, Mr Thaksin is still going strong. Thai Rak Thai, the party Mr Thaksin founded before the last election...
- Exile and the kingdom; Thailand's former prime minister.(Thailand's former...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) October 17, 2009 700+ words
Thaksin still hankers after a triumphant...former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, now resides...seems apt for a telecoms tycoon turned fugitive politician. But...Millions of Thais want Mr Thaksin back. Over our dead bodies...
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- Magazine article from: The New Leader Grossman, Nicholas March 1, 2005 700+ words
BANGKOK SOON AFTER Thaksin Shinawatra's election in...a combination of Italy's tycoon-turned-politician Silvio Berlusconi...Indeed, last year alone Thaksin's family fortune increased...University. Many consider Thaksin a serious threat to Thai democracy...
- Thaksin, come home: No longer any sound excuse for staying away.
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) June 28, 2007 700+ words
...to prove his innocence, Mr Thaksin should return to the country...irregularities. More importantly, Mr Thaksin should have the courage to...world each day. The business tycoon-turned-politician should feel sympathy...because they believe that Mr Thaksin came to power legitimately...
- Thaksin Shinawatra: taking aim at the rich and powerful.(Worldbeaters)
- Magazine article from: New Internationalist November 1, 2005 700+ words
...has higher aspirations. Before Thaksin (Thais are formally referred...government? Partly at least because Thaksin, a tycoon turned politician, sees himself more...democracy. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thaksin started his career with 14 years...
Source: HighBeam Research, The Bold Coast.(Thai economy)