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Thaksin, former Thai prime minister, flees to Britain amid court case - Read More

Date Added: August 12, 2008 03:56:04 AM
After skipping a court appearance, the former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced Monday that he was abandoning his native Thailand and seeking refuge in London, far from the political battles that have wracked this country since his ouster in a military coup two years ago.

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