Thaksin’s Foundation

Thaksin's foundation - November 18, 2008 Thaksin's Building a Better Future Foundation has gone online. There is practically no content except a letter from Thaksin and news that four projects are being considered. The domain was registered just 13 days ago. That was the same week during which Thaksin's UK visas were revoked (confirmed by UK authorities on November 8). Rolling out the site quickly with little content also indicates a desire to get in front of negative news about the visa revocations, the divorce news and Thaksin being "on the run" and "looking for a country." Building a Better Future Foundation appears seems to be run by Hong Kong marketing company Upstream Asia and registered by Alex Trup (Alex's blog with an interesting note about possible Marlboro sponsorship of school uniforms in China). The Whois: Domain ID:D154628268-LROR Domain Name:BUILDINGBETTERFUTURE.ORG Created On:06-Nov-2008 14:31:14 UTC Expiration Date:06-Nov-2009 14:31:14 UTC Sponsoring Registrar:Omnis Network LLC (R101-LROR) Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED Registrant ID:OMNIS-1225981865 Registrant Name:Alex Trup Registrant Organization:BuildingBetterFuture.org Registrant Street1:26/F, 46 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central Registrant Street2: Registrant Street3: Registrant City:Hong Kong Registrant State/Province:HK Registrant Postal Code:HK Registrant Country:HK Registrant Phone:+1.3103169600 Registrant Phone Ext.: Registrant FAX:+1.3103474075 Registrant FAX Ext.: Registrant Email:alex.trup@upstreamasia.com Right: An earlier organization set up by Thaksin lobbyists: USA for Innovation