terça-feira, setembro 09, 2008

Samak Sundaravej forced to resign

Samak Sundaravej


Thai leader forced to resign over TV cooking show
By AMBIKA AHUJA, Associated Press Writer
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's prime minister was forced out of office Tuesday along with his Cabinet after a court ruled that he had broken a conflict-of-interest law by hosting TV cooking shows.

Samak Sundaravej's party later unanimously agreed to re-nominate him as a candidate for prime minister, indicating that Thailand is still not free from its deep political crisis that has virtually paralyzed the government, spooked the financial markets and scared away tourists.

Full article at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080909/ap_on_re_as/thailand_political_unrest

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