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Interpol on the Hunt for Sinatra

In the summer of 1965 Frank Sinatra sailed on the yacht Summer Breeze. He supposedly was hiding from the media, however the yacht’s arrival was greeted by reporters and fans. His passenger, the 20 year-old Mia Farrow waved to the crowd with a Hollywood smile. My mother and I were standing on the dock. She […]

Man City still on the cards for Sinatra

10 Billion baht were transferred out of Thaksin Shinawatra’s bank before the freeze on his accounts. This money was deposited in London and Swiss banks for the purchase of  the Manchester City Football Club, whose fans referred to the ousted prime minister as Sinatra. Shinawatra has to many syllables for Midlanders. The sports entrepeneur has established UK […]

Man City may lose Sinatra

Man City supporters have enjoyed the mangling the name of the club’s potential owner. Shinawatra fast became Sinatra. The fun may be short-lived, as the Thai court has frozen the assets of the Thaksin Shinawatra family. 73 Billion baht comes from the disputed Shin Corp sale to Singapore. The Thai banks insist that over 58.8 billion […]

Old Blue Eyes

Thaksin Shinawatra’s comeback bid suffered a near-fatal setback this week, when the Constitutional Tribune dissolved the Thai Rak Thai Party. Loyal members have been issued a 5 year ban on any political activities. While Thaksin was not asked to step down as head of the Thai PGA, the ruling military junta has suggested that the […]