Thaksin's new party unveiled, NATION From: The Nation (Thailand) | Date: July 15, 1998| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

POLITICAL DESK
The Nation (Thailand)
07-15-1998
WITHOUT his characteristic extravagance, telecom tycoon Thaksin
Shinawatra unveiled Thailand's newest political party Tuesday, complete
with leading figures from various fields as co-founders, and promised to
''stick around'' this time.

Although the list of founding members of the Thai Rak Thai (Thai love
Thai) Party failed to generate great excitement, they are well-known figures
who lend credence to Thaksin's pledge to inject new blood into Thai politics.
Yet critics reacted cautiously to the lack of political veterans at the
news conference at the ...

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