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But the country's sole satellite service provider is confident it did nothing wrong and was in full compliance with state regulations.

It is also ready to comply with all conditions set by the government on the terms of contract if there is a fair and comprehensive solution, said chief executive Arak Chonlatanon.

The court ruled that Thaksin had abused his power and become unusually richer while holding the post of prime minister and abused his authority to benefit his own company, Shin Corp, before selling his shareholding to Temasek.

However, the court said it would be unfair to confiscate all of the 76 billion baht in frozen assets held in local banks, as requested by the Office of the Attorney-General, because part of it was acquired before Thaksin became prime minister.

The 46.3 billion baht to be confiscated comprises 6.8 billion baht in dividends and 39.4 billion baht from the sale of Shin Corp shares to Temasek.

Immediately after the court's verdict, Thaksin told his supporters in a video link from Dubai that the verdict was unfair, politically motivated and "an international joke".

Bureau commissioner Wuthi Liptapallop said Thailand was known worldwide as a haven for criminals because of its relatively easy-going visa policies.

''I don't want Thailand to be known as a place where foreign criminals hide and conduct illegal activities _ but they do, especially in Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Koh Samui and Phuket,'' Pol Lt Gen Wuthi said in an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post Sunday.

''We want these and other places in Thailand to be tourist destinations, not places for foreign criminals and gangs.''

Hundreds of the fugitive billionaire's red-shirted supporters gathered outside army barracks in at least 10 provinces and in Bangkok, calling on soldiers to join their movement and saying they wanted to pre-empt another military coup.

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Niphon Maksompop, president of the Satellite Television Association, said consumers should be the ones who make decisions about the reliability and accuracy of content they watch on TV.

Deputy Bangkok Governor Taya Teepsuwan yesterday said the tendering would proceed as planned and insisted the procurement would be conducted in a transparent manner.

"He is free to come and go," he replied when asked about the purpuse of Thaksin's visit. "He doesn't need to have a motive to come here."

He said he did not know if Thaksin would meet with members of the Puea Thai Party, as he had on previous visits.

Khieu Kanharith, Cambodia's minister of information, said Thaksin came to give economic advice to the government, and he and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen had dinner together on Wednesday night.

An Il-76 cargo plane carrying 35 tons of weaponry was seized during refueling at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on December 12. Officials said the weapons included portable anti-aircraft missile systems and spare parts for ground-to-air missiles shipped from N. Korea to an unknown destination.

Presenter: Ron Corben
Speakers: Panitan Wattanayagorn, Thai government spokesman; Kudeb Saikrajang, spokesman for Puea Thai Party; Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University.

CORBEN: The special presentation at Government House saw Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva give an almost hour long presentation promoting the achievements of his six party coalition government's first year in office.

Mr. Abhisit told national audiences the government's main achievement had been on the economic front with growth forecast at over 4 per cent in the last quarter of the year, with unemployment half the 800,000 it had reached in the early months of 2009.

Thailand had also faced political upheavals in the early months of the year as supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra attempted to bring the government down, including the storming of a meeting of Asia Pacific regional leaders back in April in Pattaya. This was followed by three days of street demonstrations in Bangkok before calm was restored.

Local authorities in 50 districts of Bangkok have been instructed to inspect the capital's 808 entertainment venues in order to prevent a recurrence of the tragedy which struck the Santika Club during last year's New Year celebration.

The Santika Club blaze in the Ekkamai area left 66 Thais and foreigners dead after they joined the New Year countdown party on December 31, 2008.

Officials have inspected 801 venues so far and advised 531 entertainment places considered unsafe to make adjustments including showing clear signs for exits and installing warning sirens in case of emergency. Meanwhile, 176 venues were ordered to temporarily suspend operations to make improvements.