Report: Ousted Thai leader Thaksin seeking Pacific asylum

Wellington - Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted prime minister of Thailand, is touring the Pacific seeking political asylum, according to a report Thursday on the Fiji-based Pacnews website.
Thaksin and an entourage were given the full VIP treatment when they flew Monday into Fiji on a private jet and reportedly met the Pacific island state's military strongman, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, in the capital Suva.The talks included other Fiji government officials, including investment authorities, Pacnews reported, but no details of the discussions were revealed. All media outlets in Fiji are subject to strict censorship by the military regime.Currently based in Dubai, Thaksin reportedly spent a night at Suva's Holiday Inn hotel before flying to the island kingdom of Tonga.

Source: The Nation