Britain revokes visa of ousted Thai PM Thaksin: airline officialBritish authorities have revoked the visas of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra (täk`sĭn shĭ`näwät), 1949–, Thai business executive and political leader, b. Chiang Mai. Born into a wealth merchant family, he went into the Thai police service in 1973 and continued his and his wife Pojaman, an airline official told AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. Saturday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the British embassy had informed all airlines in an email on Friday not to allow the couple to board flights to Britain. "The British embassy sent an email message to all airlines.... It's general practice for all airlines, so no airline can take them on board to England from any port," he said. Embassy officials refused to confirm or deny the report, but in the email seen by AFP, Bangkok-based immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. liaison manager Andy Gray, from the UK Border Agency wrote: "The United Kingdom Border Agency has revoked the UK visas held by the following Thai nationals: Thaksin Shinawatra; Potjaman Shinawatra Khunying Potjaman Shinawatra (born Potjaman Damapong), a Thai Chinese, is the wife of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Potjaman played a key role in the development of Thaksin's commercial enterprises in the 1980's. . "The UK visas contained in the passports of the individuals listed above are no longer valid for travel. Airlines are advised not to carry these passengers to the UK." Thaksin, ousted in a 2006 coup, fled to Britain in early August and has since been sentenced in absentia in absentia (in ab-sensh-ee-ah) adj. or adv. phrase. Latin for "in absence," or more fully, in one's absence. Occasionally a criminal trial is conducted without the defendant being present when he/she walks out or escapes after the trial has begun, since the accused to two years in prison for corruption. His exact whereabouts where·a·bouts adv. About where; in, at, or near what location: Whereabouts do you live? n. (used with a sing. or pl. on Saturday were unknown, but local media reported he was travelling from China to the Philippines. Thaksin's Thailand-based spokesman said he could not confirm the report. "What I can verify is that Thaksin has not received any document from the British authorities concerning this issue.... But if it's true Thaksin can clarify the matter," said Phonthep Thepkanjana. 
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