Thaksin sets up fund for Asia's future leaders

Thailand's ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has launched a foundation that aims to nurture Asia's future leaders, a spokesman said yesterday.

The Building a Better Future Foundation opened offices on Monday in Hong Kong and Dubai, said Pongthep Thepkanjana, a Bangkok-based spokesman.

Thaksin was in Dubai and planned to travel elsewhere next week, said Pongthep. He declined to say where.