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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
... one PPP prime minister. On September 9, the Constitution Court ruled that former prime minister Samak Sundaravej was guilty of moonlighting for hosting television cooking shows during his premiership and sacked him. The PPP's right to rule has also been seriously undermined by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), a loose coalition of conservative groups that has been protesting...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... months. The Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat, was sworn in on 25 September after his predecessor Samak Sundaravej, a former television chef, was forced to stand down after opposition activists held weeks of rallies and a court ruled that he had acted unconstitutionally. Since taking office, Mr Somchai has been forced to run the government from a makeshift office at the city's Don...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... Government House, the prime minister's office compound, vowing to occupy it until Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's government resigns. Police with riot gear raid the compound but back off when challenged.- Sept. 2 - Samak declares a state of emergency after his supporters scuffle with protesters. One government supporter dies from a head injury suffered in the clash. - Sept....
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... Government House, the prime minister's office compound, vowing to occupy it until Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's government resigns. Police with riot gear raid the compound but back off when challenged.- Sept. 2 - Samak declares a state of emergency after his supporters scuffle with protesters. One government supporter dies from a head injury suffered in the clash.- Sept....
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Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... frozen by the Thai courts. However, it was announced last month that current Thai prime minister, Samak Sundaravej, has no plans to seek Dr Shinawatra's extradition .Dr Shinawatra, who is believed to still have £800m of his personal fortune, may also retain a place within the Manchester City hierarchy. Although details of the takeover have not been released, the M.E.N. understands...
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... Somchai, a former judge, has proved a harder target for the PAD than his predecessor, the abrasive Samak Sundaravej, who stepped down last month after being found guilty of a conflict of interest.The demonstrators failed to stop Mr Somchai's speech, in which he called for national reconciliation to end a three-year crisis pitting Mr Thaksin and his rural base against rivals in the...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Mr Somchai was sworn in just two weeks ago after a court disqualified his predecessor, Samak Sundaravej, from office was for hosting a television cookery programme. Mr Somchai leads a coalition government that controls around two thirds of the lower house of parliament following elections at the end of last year.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... unhampered by independent bodies and checks and balances. A previous attempt by former premier Samak Sundaravej to amend the 2007 constitution, which favours the bureaucracy and has strengthened the judiciary and other checks on corrupt politicians, brought the PAD to the streets in May this year. Samak lost his post last month when the Constitution Court found him guilty of...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... over the grounds of Government House on Aug. 26, their intention was to oust then Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej — whom they also accused of being a puppet of Thaksin. They later said they also opposed his successor, Somchai.Samak was dismissed from office on Sept. 9 by a court decision that found him guilty on a conflict of interest charge. He had accepted pay for hosting...
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Raw Story (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... over the grounds of Government House on Aug. 26, their intention was to oust then Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej — whom they also accused of being a puppet of Thaksin. They later said they also opposed his successor, Somchai.Samak was dismissed from office on Sept. 9 by a court decision that found him guilty on a conflict of interest charge. He had accepted pay for hosting...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... the grounds of Government House with the announced intention of staying until then Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej stepped down. It accused Samak of being a puppet of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was overthrown by a September 2006 military coup after being accused of corruption and abuse of power. Samak was dismissed from office on Sept. 9 by a court...
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... in a 2006 military coup. Mr Somchai has tried to open a dialogue with the PAD since he replaced Samak Sundaravej, who was removed by the courts last month for violating the constitution by hosting TV cooking shows while in office. However, no real talks have started and there has been little prospect of the PAD, which claims to be acting in the name of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej,...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... the grounds of Government House with the announced intention of staying until then Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej stepped down. It accused Samak of being a puppet of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was overthrown by a September 2006 military coup after being accused of corruption and abuse of power.Samak was dismissed from office on Sept. 9 by a court...
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Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... Somchai's stock portfolio. A similar complaint led to the removal last month of his predecessor Samak Sundaravej over his TV cooking show. Somchai's political party is expected to face the same court in the next few months in a campaign fraud case that could lead to its breakup, a fate handed down to a forerunner party. As Thailand girds for the next round in its political war of...
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... the group that orchestrated mass demonstrations that paralyzed the government of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej last month.One of the protest leaders, Sondhi Limthongkul, vowed protests would continue until the government falls.The Associated Press
