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Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
... group, the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), held large gatherings to force Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to resign, claiming he was just a deputy of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. PAD supporters began a siege of the Government House in Bangkok on Aug. 26. On Sept. 9,the Constitutional Court found Samak in breach of the constitution and disqualified him as prime...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 24/12/2008
... court 2) c 3) China 4) President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia 5) Thailand: a court ruled that Samak Sundaravej had breached the constitution by accepting payment for work as a TV chef 6) Fidel Castro, who stepped down as President of Cuba in February, and Kim Jong-il, who appeared in a badly doctored photograph in early November amid reports of ill-health 7) General Motors (GM), Ford and...
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Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
... Shinawatra and whoever they considered his "proxies" -- the two previous forced-out governments by Samak Sundaravej and Somchai Wongsawat since February, both led by the People Power Party (PPP). The PPP was seen a reincarnation of the Thaksin-founded Thai Rak Thai Party, which was disbanded last year by the Constitutional Court also on electoral fraud charges. The PAD started its efforts...
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CNN (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008
... outside parliament. Don't MissIn September, the Constitutional Court forced out Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, finding the PPP leader had violated the constitution by appearing as a paid guest on a television cooking show. He was replaced by Thaksin's brother-in-law, Somchai Wongsawat, who immediately found himself beset by opposition demonstrations that accused him of leading a proxy...
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findingDulcinea (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
... former leader Thaksin Shinawatra. On Sept. 17 he replaced Thailand’s ousted former prime minister, Samak Sundaravej, who was given the boot for hosting cooking shows while in office. Somchai, the former senior deputy prime minister in Samak’s cabinet, is the brother-in-law of Thaksin. PAD leaders, which first took over the Government House in protest of Samak’s rule, opposed...
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Suck My Caucus (Free subscription) | 19/12/2008
... about is how far you’ve all come with so little help.” Pork Fat Rules With An Iron Fist Thai PM Samak Sundaravej resigned after a court ruled that appearing on his own cooking show violated Thailand’s constitution. Yet Rachael Ray is allowed to roam free despite being a Palestinian sympathizer. Down Goes Mukasey, Down Goes Mukasey Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a...
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
... Thomas W. Bacchus Elementary, Valley Crest Elementary, Eastwood Elementary and Granger Elementary.Samak Country Store and Smoke House » Donated $1,500 worth of beef and turkey jerky donated to the troops stationed in Afghanistan.In The Paint » $17,000 to the Quelessebougou-Utah Alliance to aid community development projects in Mali, West Africa.APX Alarm » $113,000 to the United Way's Sub...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 16/12/2008
... a blow to Thaksin's role as a behind-the-scenes political player. The past two prime ministers, Samak Sundaravej and Somchai Wongsawat, had close ties to Thaksin. Somchai, who was disqualified as prime minister by a Constitution Court ruling December 2 that found his party guilty of vote-buying in the last election, was Thaksin's brother-in-law. Samak, a self-described "nominee" for...
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aangirfan (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
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...
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findingDulcinea (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... 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...
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allvoices (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
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....
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THE iPINIONS JOURNAL (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... against his democratically elected successors . Specifically, Thais protested first against Samak Sundaravej - whom they accused of being a Thaksin puppet. Samak succeeded Thaksin after democratic elections in December 2007 and was ousted in September 2008 after the court ruled, somewhat expediently, that he violated conflict of interest laws. Then they protested against Somchai Wongsawat...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... 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....
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... an old-fashioned rabble-rouser associated closely in the public mind with former Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej -- who was forced to resign three months ago. This makes him vulnerable to the same elite discontent that has already brought down two prime ministers this year. Another possibility is Mingkwan Sangsuwan, a former public relations executive. But he has no strong base in the party...
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Good Read (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
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...
