28/08/2010
Bangkok Post
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is now believed to be in Brunei, a Foreign Ministry source says.
Aside from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the other Asean leader Thaksin is reported to be close to is the Sultan of Brunei.
Thaksin visited both Cambodia and Brunei after he was ousted in the Sept 19, 2006 coup, said the source.
The source added that Thaksin has been treated very well when visiting these countries.
Also, he is thought to retain close ties to the Thai ambassador to Brunei, Phithak Phrombubpha, said the source.
Panich Vikitsreth, a Democrat MP for Bangkok and former deputy foreign minister, said he was able to confirm that Thaksin was now staying in a "neighbouring country" which does not share a border with Thailand. Mr Panich refused to name the country.
Mr Panich said checks of outbound air travel records from Thailand show the country has been visited by Thaksin's close associates of late. These associates' messages posted on their Twitter accounts confirmed Thaksin's whereabouts.
Chavanont Intarakomalsut, secretary to the foreign minister, also said Thaksin was staying in a country close to Thailand.
Thaksin has not tweeted for a month.
In his last message posted on his Twitter page on July 25, Thaksin thanked his Twitter followers, whose number has surpassed 123,000, for keeping up with him. He had not tweeted much lately because he wanted to keep a low profile.
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