By Melissa Fabros
Roubini Global Economics
The only Thailand Prime Minister to serve out a full term, Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted by the Thai military in 2006, and since then has been traveling the world as a man without a country. Sentenced to two year prison term for corruption by Thai Supreme Court, Thaksin has eluded extradition deftly, but recently Thaksin’s increasing stopovers in Cambodia has brought a frown upon the “Land of Smiles.”
First voted into power in 2001 and reappointed in 2005, Thaksin, a billionaire tycoon and former policeman, is associated with successful Thai democratic processes, a first for a country accustomed to military-backed governance. His leadership includes highlights such as establishment of universal healthcare, rural poverty alleviation, and crackdowns on the drug trade, as well as pock marks such as corruption, human rights violations, and suppression of the press.
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