Thousands of protesters gathered outside the British Embassy in Bangkok today to demand the return of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to face criminal charges.

A Thai court says the corruption trial of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife can proceed, despite the fact that they fled to Britain earlier this week.

Thailand is preparing to seek the extradition of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who returned to exile earlier this week.

The Premier League will take guidance from the Home Office and Foreign Office before deciding whether to let Thaksin Shinawatra continue as owner of Manchester City.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has insisted he would invoke the ’fit and proper persons test’ if he had to.

A Thai court today issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife after they failed to appear for a hearing on corruption charges.

Thailand’s deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife failed to appear before a high court in Bangkok today amid reports they are seeking political asylum in Britain.

Thaksin Shinawatra has no intention of selling Manchester City.

High-ranking Manchester City officials are in talks over their response to stories suggesting owner Thaksin Shinawatra is looking for investment into the Eastlands outfit.

A Thai court has found the wife of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra guilty of tax evasion and has sentenced her to three years in prison.

THAILAND put billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on trial for corruption yesterday, almost two years after he was toppled from power.

Thousands of people marched to Thailand’s national police headquarters today to demand legal cases against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra are no longer delayed.

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who faces a slew of court cases, has been barred from leaving the country by order of the Supreme Court.

Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra today confirmed he will return to Thailand on tomorrow but vowed to stay out of politics forever.

Deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be greeted at the airport by senior officials in Thailand’s new government when he returns tomorrow from 17 months in exile.

Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra today had a second set of arrest warrants issued against him in his native Thailand.

THAILAND’S ousted and exiled prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ordered yesterday to appear before police in Bangkok next week to face corruption charges.