Ousted Thaksin applies for a new passport after his suitcase was stolen in Russia
Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's suitcase which contained passport, cash and camera worth altogether about Bt1.2 million, was stolen as he was dinning at a fast food restaurant in Moscow recently.
Thaksin was in Moscow to receive an honourary degree on science from Prekanov Economic Institute in Russia.Thai Foreign Ministry's spokesman Tharit Jarungwat confirmed the report, saying that Thaksin was eating a a McDonald restaurant in Moscow when he found that his suitcase was stolen. Inside there were cashes, passport, some documents and a camera, whose values were estimated to be about Bt1.2 million. Thaksin then went to Thai Embassy in Moscow to apply for a new passport. The embassy issued a temporary travel document for him and he would get his new passport from Thai embassy in London where he has a residence. Meanwhile Thaksin's lawyer, Noppadol Pattama said it was not Thaksin but his aide who carried the suitcase when it was stolen. There was no important documents in the suitcase. The Nation
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