A second set of arrest warrants has been issued in Thailand for the
former PM Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife.
The warrants were issued in relation to a police inquiry into the
couple's alleged violations of stock-trading laws, investigators
said.
Last month, a court issued warrants for the couple over corruption
allegations relating to a land sale.
Mr Thaksin has lived abroad since he was deposed a year ago. He has
since bought Manchester City football club.
"The court approved an arrest warrant," Pornchai Asavawattanaporn
of the Department of Special Investigations (DSI) said.
The DSI is investigating allegations that Mr Thaksin and his wife
Pojaman had concealed their assets in a firm, SC Assets Co
Ltd.
The department said it had sought the warrant as the couple had
repeatedly failed to appear in Bangkok to hear the charges.
The couple were served with their first arrest warrant last month
by the Supreme Court after failing to appear to hear the first in a
series of corruption cases being brought against them.
In that case, Mr Thaksin is accused of abusing his power while in
office, by helping his wife buy land from a state agency at a
favourable price.
Mr Thaksin and his family have denied all allegations of corruption
against them, and say the charges are politically motivated.
His lawyer Noppadol Pattama told the BBC recently that Mr Thaksin
feared his life would be in danger if he returned to
Thailand.
"He would consider going back after the next Thailand election and
with the return of full democracy," Mr Pattama said.