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Thailand Orders Arrest of Ex-PM

By Heather McPherson, Newser User

Posted Aug 14, 2007 5:50 PM CDT

(Newser) – After failing to appear in a Bangkok court to hear charges that he abused power while in office, Thailand's deposed PM is now a fugitive of justice. The country's Supreme Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Thaksin Shinawatra, who took refuge with... Read full story »

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