Shinawatra Family

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 55. Chapters: Shin Corporation, Thaksin Shinawatra, 2006 Thai coup d'état, Premiership of Thaksin Shinawatra, Policies of the Shinawatra administration, Potjaman Na Pombejra, Somchai Wongsawat, Temasek Holdings, ITV, Sale of Shin Corporation to Temasek Holdings, Finland Plot, Somyot Chueathai, Thaicom, Thaksinomics, Thaksin Shinawatra's entry into politics, Advanced Info Service, Panthongtae Shinawatra, Supinya Klangnarong, Thaksinocracy, Chaiyasit Shinawatra, Seng Sae Khu. Excerpt: The 2006 Thai coup d'état took place on Tuesday 19 September 2006, when the Royal Thai Army staged a coup d'état against the elected caretaker government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The coup d'état, which was Thailand's first non-constitutional change of government in fifteen years, followed a year-long political crisis involving Thaksin, his allies and political opponents and occurred less than a month before nation-wide House elections were originally scheduled to be held. It has been widely reported in Thailand and elsewhere that General Prem Tinsulanonda, Chairman of the Privy Council was the mastermind of the Coup. The military cancelled the upcoming elections, abrogated the Constitution, dissolved Parliament, banned protests and all political activities, suppressed and censored the media, declared martial law, and arrested Cabinet members. The new rulers, led by general Sonthi Boonyaratglin and organised in a Council for Democratic Reform (CDR), issued a pronunciamiento on 21 September setting out their reasons for taking power and giving a commitment to restore democratic government within one year. However, the CDR also announced that after elections and the establishment of a democratic government, the council would be transformed into a permanent Council of National Security whose future role in Thai politics was not explained. The CNS later drafted an interim charter and appointed retired General Surayud Chulanont as Premier. Martial law was lifted in 41 of Thailand's 76 provinces on 26 January 2007 but remained in place in another 35 provinces. Elections were held on 23 December 2007, after a military-appointed tribunal outlawed the Thai Rak Thai party of Thaksin Shinawatra and banned TRT executives from contesting in elections for 5 years. Headline from the Thai newspaper The Nation, 20 May 2006Planning for the coup started in approximately February 2006. Rumors about unrest in the armed forces and possible takeover plots unfurled for months l