THAKSIN IN THE LIMELIGHT - AGAIN

It's pretty safe to say that any hopes that former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra might just quietly disappear have been dashed by the decision yesterday of the Assets Scrutiny Committee to freeze more than 52 billion baht in Thai accounts held by the former leader and his family.
Right now Thaksin has not been found legally guilty of any wrongdoing so I'm sure he's going to contest this decision - and make headlines around the world in doing so. This might well hinder his prospects of buying Manchester City Football Club, although I doubt he would be so foolish as to have kept all his proverbial eggs in one basket.