focus 02/04/2010 BANGKOK Thailand is entering a new phase of political turbulence, bracing for a key court ruling on the frozen fortune of ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra amid rumors of another coup. On Feb. 26 the Supreme Court will decide whether the $2.2 billion fortune of the telecoms tycoon frozen in the months after he was deposed in 2006 can be seized by authorities. And that deadline, concerning a man who still deeply divides Thai society, is stepping up the political pressure....
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