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| Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has asked the Thai King, Bhumipol Adulyayej, to intervene to end the country's political crisis. | Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has asked the Thai King, Bhumipol Adulyayej, to intervene to end the country's political crisis. |
| Speaking from self-imposed exile, Mr Thaksin said the divisions and chaos of recent protests would only grow without guidance from the revered monarch. | Speaking from self-imposed exile, Mr Thaksin said the divisions and chaos of recent protests would only grow without guidance from the revered monarch. |
| Mr Thaksin has been calling for a popular anti-government uprising. | Mr Thaksin has been calling for a popular anti-government uprising. |
| Meanwhile Nicaragua said it had given Mr Thaksin a diplomatic passport, a day after his Thai papers were revoked. | Meanwhile Nicaragua said it had given Mr Thaksin a diplomatic passport, a day after his Thai papers were revoked. |
| [The king] is the only person that can intervene in this incident, otherwise the violence will become wider Thaksin Shinawatra | [The king] is the only person that can intervene in this incident, otherwise the violence will become wider Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Thailand annulled his passport after his supporters forced the cancellation of a high-profile Asian summit at the weekend, and were involved in clashes with security forces in Bangkok on Monday. | |
| Mr Thaksin was stripped of a Thai diplomatic passport late last year, and now has no Thai passports. | Mr Thaksin was stripped of a Thai diplomatic passport late last year, and now has no Thai passports. |
| Nicaragua said Mr Thaksin was to be accredited as an ambassador with a "special mission" to help bring investment to the country. | Nicaragua said Mr Thaksin was to be accredited as an ambassador with a "special mission" to help bring investment to the country. |
| He was given the passport earlier this year, the government said in a statement. Thailand has diplomatic relations with Nicaragua but no extradition treaty. | He was given the passport earlier this year, the government said in a statement. Thailand has diplomatic relations with Nicaragua but no extradition treaty. |
| Violence and confrontation | Violence and confrontation |
| Bangkok is calm but under heavy security, after recent violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters left two dead and more than 100 injured. | Bangkok is calm but under heavy security, after recent violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters left two dead and more than 100 injured. |
| The red-shirted supporters of Mr Thaksin say the current prime minister was installed illegally and they are demanding he step down so fresh elections can be held. | The red-shirted supporters of Mr Thaksin say the current prime minister was installed illegally and they are demanding he step down so fresh elections can be held. |
| Thaksin is living outside Thailand, but is still the focus of the protests | Thaksin is living outside Thailand, but is still the focus of the protests |
| Speaking from Dubai, Mr Thaksin told the broadcaster France 24 that only King Bhumipol could mediate an end to the crisis. | Speaking from Dubai, Mr Thaksin told the broadcaster France 24 that only King Bhumipol could mediate an end to the crisis. |
| "He is the only person that can intervene in this incident, otherwise the violence will become wider and also the confrontation would be more and more," he said. | "He is the only person that can intervene in this incident, otherwise the violence will become wider and also the confrontation would be more and more," he said. |
| A state of emergency remains in force in the capital for a fifth day, and security forces remain around Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's office. | A state of emergency remains in force in the capital for a fifth day, and security forces remain around Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's office. |
| He is working from an undisclosed location for fear of attack. | He is working from an undisclosed location for fear of attack. |
| Thai courts have issued arrest warrants for Mr Thaksin and 13 protest leaders, but only three are known to be in custody so far. | Thai courts have issued arrest warrants for Mr Thaksin and 13 protest leaders, but only three are known to be in custody so far. |
| Mr Thaksin was ousted in a coup in 2006. He has been sentenced in absentia to two years in jail in Thailand for abuses of power when he was in office. | Mr Thaksin was ousted in a coup in 2006. He has been sentenced in absentia to two years in jail in Thailand for abuses of power when he was in office. |