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Yingluck Shinawatra, opposition Pheu Thai Party's candidate for prime minister and the sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, gestures upon her arrival for a campaign rally for her party in Bangkok Thursday, June 9, 2011. Thailand will hold general elections on July 3, 2011. Pic: AP.

Thai election: Why the Shinawatras won – Part 2

By Sat, Jul 23, 2011 11:30AM UTC View Comments Yingluck Shinawatra, opposition Pheu Thai Party's candidate for prime minister and the sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, gestures upon her arrival for a campaign rally for her party in Bangkok Thursday, June 9, 2011. Thailand will hold general elections on July 3, 2011. Pic: AP.

The trouble with Newin Chidchob By Dan Waites Where oh where is Newin Chidchob? Since the July 3 election, the infamous godfather of Buriram province – who famously betrayed Thaksin Shinawatra to become kingmaker to Abhisit Vejjajiva’s government at the end of 2008 – is almost completely silent. And so he might. Having failed spectacularly...

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