Special reports: Crisis in Thailand
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    BANGKOK, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Thai police arrested Manager newspaper founder Sondhi Limthongkul, the core leader of anti-Thaksin protests, and detained him at headquarters hours after an arrest warrant was issued by a court Friday afternoon.

    Sondhi had previously refused to report to police for interrogation on possible charges of lese majeste in a speech he made at an anti-Thaksin rally last month.

    Earlier, the police issued two summon orders for the media mogul to report himself to answer charges of lese majeste, but his lawyer asked for postponement for at least one month because he had been "too preoccupied with making public speeches in the provinces". Enditem