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Thaksin Sentenced to Prison
Daily Photos from Thailand
Tuesday 21st October, 2008 at 21:13:38| Words: 84 words | Category: News Photos
Judges on Thailand's Supreme Court sit in Bangkok on October 21, 2008. Thailand's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had violated a conflict-of-interest law while in office and sentenced him to two years in prison. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
Thai police stand guard outside the Supreme Court in Bangkok. The court found ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra guilty of conflict of interest and sentenced him in absentia to two years in jail, in the first ruling against the exiled multi-millionaire. (AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)
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The Royal Funeral Pyre
Daily Photos from Thailand
Tuesday 21st October, 2008 at 21:06:22| Words: 112 words | Category: News Photos
Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, with Queen Sirikit by his side, raises a white tiered umbrella to the summit of the royal funeral pyre, during a pre-funeral ceremony for his late sister Princess Galyani Vadhana in Bangkok October 20, 2008. Hundreds of thousands of Thais are expected to take part in Princess Galyani's cremation ceremony, which is scheduled from November 14-19. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
Royal guards men are seen in the foreground as the funeral pyre for Princess Galyani Vadhana lights up at dusk in Bangkok October 20, 2008. Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej earlier held a pre-funeral ceremony for his late sister Princess Galyani at the site, a month before her scheduled cremation ceremony. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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