Thailand’s deposed PM narrowly escaped arrest in neighboring Malaysia, where he was awaiting a connecting plane to the island of Fiji. His supporters were relieved by his evasion capture, but from what I read about Fiji in Paul Theroux’s Oceania I don’t think Thaksin will stay their long. Bad food and sun-burnt Japanese honeymooners ignored by hostile islanders. Certainly not the ex-Manchester City owner’s style.
The circle is closing the fugitive and his plan to seek royal clemency has been been declared illegal by the all-powerful privy council, due to the fact that Thaksin has to serve time to receive a pardon.
So for the future he’s a man on the run.
And that cost money.
Big money.
When the Shah of Iran was hiding in Panama, the leader of that country charged him $1 million a day
No one’s rich enough to not be hurt by that tax.
Not even Ai Hii.
Nice alias for the runner.