aangirfan (Free subscription) | yesterday
The popular Thaksin, who has helped the poor and been friendly to China. In 2006 , the Thai military overthrew the very popular government of Thaksin Shinawatra . In 2007 , the People's Power Party (Thailand) , led by Samak Sundaravej , and allied to Thaksin Shinawatra , formed a government with five smaller parties. The right-wing People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), possibly backed by the...
findingDulcinea (Free subscription) | yesterday
... already been created by Somchai’s party, according to the Los Angeles Times.Somchai had replaced Samak Sundaravej as prime minister after a court decision booted Samak from office for accepting pay from a TV cooking show he hosted while serving as prime minister. Samak, in turn, had replaced fugitive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra. Somchai, the former senior deputy prime...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
... top number of seats in a general election and goes on to lead a six-party coalition that chooses Samak Sundaravej as prime minister.May 2008-The People's Alliance for Democracy, comprising middle class business people and retirees, monarchists and opponents of globalization, launches protests against Samak, who it accuses of being Thaksin's puppet. It demands Samak resign.Aug....
allvoices (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Thailand Today In 2008, Thailand could not avoid the current crisis that’s gripping the city of Bangkok. Prime Minister, Samak Sundaravej has stated that he is not going to resign, nor dissolve the elected parliament. He declared a state of emergency on 2nd Sept 2008 after the pro and anti-government groups fought in the streets of Bangkok which resulted in at least one death and dozens injured....
Thomas Crampton (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... about change, this time using the courts to remove a prime minister associated with Thaksin (PM Samak, Somchai’s predecessor, was forced to resign over corruption charges). In the political drama of the past few weeks the military have remained on the sidelines, hoping to avoid further damage to the army’s reputation following the 2006 coup. The police have been either unwilling or incapable...
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Thaksin Shinawatra, a twice-elected leader, in September 2006. Mr. Somchai and his predecessor, Samak Sundaravej, are seen by their critics as “proxies” for Mr. Thaksin, now in exile as a “fugitive” after his recent conviction in a case of “conflict of interest” relating to his tenure as Prime Minister.The latest rulings dissolved not only Mr. Somchai’s party but also two of its coalition...
IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Bangkok's airports.Somchai was elected by parliament on September 17 after his predecessor, Samak Sundaravej, was forced from office last month for appearing in television cooking shows.
Good Read (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Owen Bowcott As the deadlock in Thailand continues, Owen Bowcott profiles the key players. Somchai Wongsawat (Prime Minister) Brother-in-law to ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra, Somchai Wongsawat is a former appeal court judge who became Prime Minister in September after his predecessor, Samak Sundaravej, was removed by the constitutional court for hosting cooking shows while in office. His...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Somchai Wongsawat Prime minister Brother-in-law to the ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra, Somchai is a former appeal court judge who became prime minister in September after Samak Sundaravej, his predecessor, was removed by the constitutional court for hosting cooking shows while in office. His close relationship with Thaksin has opened him to charges of nepotism, which he denies. After his...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
... is a former appeal court judge who became prime minister in September after his predecessor, Samak Sundaravej, was removed by the constitutional court for hosting cooking shows while in office.His close relationship with Thaksin has led to charges of nepotism, which he denies.Gen Anupong Paochinda Commander-in-chief of the Thai army, Anupong was a leading member of the junta behind the 2006...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Meanwhile, the PPP prime minister and ally of Mr Thaksin, Samak Sundaravej, was forced to resign in September amid mounting pressure from the opposition. The former television chef stood down after he was found guilty of acting unconstitutionally after he appeared on a cooking show while serving as premier. Since then, the opposition has focused its attention on Mr Samak's successor,...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
... to power of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, have failed this year. When former prime minister Samak Sundaravej declared a state of emergency in Bangkok four months ago after the PAD seized and occupied Government House on August 26, the measure was undermined by Army Commander-in-Chief General Anupong Paochinda who refused to use force against the protestors. "This time it will be different...
virtualreview: china|blogs (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
... the suspension of services at the Thai island's airport. Demonstrators demanding the ouster of the Samak Sundaravej government have... «
Time (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
... Government House for the past three months.Somchai only took the reins because his predecessor Samak Sundaravej, who PAD also accused of being a Thaksin puppet, had to resign after he was found guilty of accepting money to host a T.V. cooking show while in office. (One of Samak's culinary tips: braise pork legs in Coca-Cola.) Meanwhile, Thaksin, who has been sentenced in absentia...
