Thaksin rules out political comeback, stresses Japan trip 'priva

Thaksin rules out political comeback, stresses Japan trip 'priva

TOKYO, Japan - Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 23. Thaksin ruled out any plans for a political comeback, stressing that his trips to Japan and elsewhere are ''private'' and have no political agenda. He said he wishes to ''go back (to Thailand) as a private citizen'' and get involved in charity work. (Kyodo)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000660968
  • Registered date
  • 2007/1/23 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 1228 × 1590 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 72 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 293.02(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

    Uganda resumes passenger train services in Kampala after renovation

    STORY: Uganda resumes passenger train services in Kampala after renovation SHOOTING TIME: May 2, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:56 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TRANSPORTATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kampala 2. various of the train station in Kampala 3. various of the platform of the train station in Kampala 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KATUMBA WAMALA, Minister of Works and Transport 5. various of the train 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RIHANNA NANTAMBI, Passenger 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KATUMBA WAMALA, Minister of Works and Transport 8. various of the train STORYLINE: Uganda has resumed passenger train services in parts of the capital city Kampala following a year of renovation work. A locomotive pulling five coaches, with a capacity of carrying up to 800 passengers, now operates four trips per day -- two in the morning and two in the evening. The fare for a trip is 2,000 Ugandan shillings (about 50 U.S. cents), an increase from the previous 1,000 shillings. The renovation of the Kampala
      Serhii Prytula meets with students of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

      Serhii Prytula meets with students of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

      LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 29, 2023 - The meeting of the public figure and volunteer Serhii Prytula with the student community of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv begins with a presentation of the activities of the Serhii Prytula Charitable Foundation, the head of the organisation speaks about the main areas of the Foundations work, outlines the goals achieved and further plans, Lviv, western Ukraine

        China-Nicaragua cooperation "very fruitful" a year after resumption of diplomatic relations: Nicaraguan trade advisor

        STORY: China-Nicaragua cooperation "very fruitful" a year after resumption of diplomatic relations: Nicaraguan trade advisor DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Managua CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LAUREANO ORTEGA, Advisor on investment, trade and international cooperation at Nicaraguan president's office 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LAUREANO ORTEGA, Advisor on investment, trade and international cooperation at Nicaraguan president's office STORYLINE: A Nicaraguan trade advisor has said that cooperation between China and Nicaragua has been very fruitful and efficient in various fields a year after the resumption of their diplomatic relations. Laureano Ortega, an advisor on investment, trade and international cooperation at the Nicaraguan president's office, made the remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua. He said that since resuming ties in December 2021, China and Nicaragua have maintained "an intense work agenda" that allowed them to reach "relevant agreements" o
          CHINA-SHANGHAI-BEICAI-WORKERS (CN)

          CHINA-SHANGHAI-BEICAI-WORKERS (CN)

          (220429) -- SHANGHAI, April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pan Lingfeng (L), head of the aiding medical team from Hangzhou Dental Hospital, talks with Zhou Ru'nyu, head of the medical team from Dongfang Hospital, about next day's work agenda at a hotel in Beicai Town, east China's Shanghai, April 28, 2022. On a rainy night on Thursday in Beicai Town, people fighting on the frontline of the COVID-19 battle worked late to curb the epidemic. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
            N. Korean leader Kim apparently on visit to China

            N. Korean leader Kim apparently on visit to China

            JILIN, China - A guard watches a limo pass in Jilin, Jilin Province, on Aug. 26, 2010, as security is tightened around a hotel in the city where North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is believed to be staying. Kim visited China following his previous trip in May, fueling speculation that a second trip in such a short period may be related to preparing the ground for future succession to power by his third son and heir apparent, Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo)
              N. Korea envoy lashes out at Japan

              N. Korea envoy lashes out at Japan

              PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks during an interview at a hotel in Pyongyang on Aug. 13, 2010. Song said North Korea is ''disappointed'' by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's recent apology only to South Korea over Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Kyodo)
                N. Korea envoy lashes out at Japan

                N. Korea envoy lashes out at Japan

                PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks during an interview at a hotel in Pyongyang on Aug. 13, 2010. Song said North Korea is ''disappointed'' by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's recent apology only to South Korea over Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Kyodo)
                  American grads head to Nagasaki to document A-bomb survivors

                  American grads head to Nagasaki to document A-bomb survivors

                  NEW YORK, United States - Recent college graduate Alex Sklyar speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on June 21, 2010. He plans to join his partner in Nagasaki, Japan, to begin work in July on their documentary that focuses on atomic-bomb survivors, their relatives and peace activists. (Kyodo)
                    N. Korea 'disappointed' by Hatoyama's resignation

                    N. Korea 'disappointed' by Hatoyama's resignation

                    PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ro Jong Su, a director-level researcher at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Pyongyang on June 3, 2010. Ro expressed disappointment at the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama for yielding to U.S. pressure and breaking his pledge to relocate a U.S. Marine base outside Okinawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)
                      Tokyo exhibition on Havana Declaration

                      Tokyo exhibition on Havana Declaration

                      TOKYO, Japan - Taeko Tomiyama speaks about an upcoming exhibition of 40 block prints on the theme of the 1960 Havana Declaration at a Tokyo museum during an interview at her home in Tokyo on April 6, 2010, beside her 1964 painting ''Song of Cuba.'' Tomiyama brought the 40 prints to Japan after her trip to Cuba in 1962. (Kyodo)