Oak and his sister face potential tax bills in the billions. The son of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra lashed out yesterday at the regime's renewed attempt to collect an estimated 16 billion baht in tax and fines from his family over the Shin Corp sale. The tax dispute was finalised several years ago when the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions ruled against his father and seized Thaksin's assets worth 46 billion baht, Panthongtae "Oak" Shinawatra said in a Facebook post. Mr Panthongtae suggested the regime's latest push to grab tax from his family does not bode well for its national reconciliation campaign. "So, does reconciliation mean the annihilation of those they toppled from power so there is no more conflict?

Source: Bangkok Post March 16, 2017 22:27 UTC