Congratulations, Mr. Thaksin
10 February 2005, 18:00 PM
By
Tahsin Hyder Maple Leaf International School, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
10 February 2005, 18:00 PM
The Prime Minister of Thailand, Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, a multi millionaire telecom tycoon, and the head of "Thai Loves Thai Party" had a landslide victory in 2005 elections. Mr. Thaksin began his career as a police officer, and later went to the United States on a government scholarship for obtaining a masters degree in "Criminal Justice". After returning to his homeland, he joined business and in the late 1980s he started to build a telecommunication empire. In 1998, he founded Thai Rak Thai (Thai Loves Thai Party), which rapidly became well-known to Thai people.In his four years in office, he has contributed greatly towards the economic development of his country.
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