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World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Nose-Holding for the New Leader

Sign language interpreters in Thailand have run afoul of supporters among the governing party by holding their noses to refer to the new prime minister, Samak Sundaravej. Thai sign language interpreters often indicate prominent facial features as... ...full story at New York Times

from New York Times on Sat, Feb 02 2008

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23 Dec 07		PPP leader denies Thaksin phone conversation » Bangkok Post BangkokPost.com) – People Power party (PPP) leader Samak Sundaravej will be holding a press conference later this evening and declined to answer reporters’ questions about the possibility of him being the next prime minister.
30 Apr 08		PM, Burma leader shake hands on agricultural deal » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) – Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his Burmese counterpart Gen Thein Sein are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding for a contract farming agreement between Thailand and Burma Wednesday.
30 Apr 08		Thailand, Burma sign anti-drug agreement » Bangkok Post Thailand and Burma Wednesday signed agreements on natural gas production in the Gulf of Mataban and on joint cooperation in drug suppression along their common border, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said.
24 Dec 07		Samak does a disappearing act » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) Theres been no sign of People Power party (PPP) leader Samak Sundaravej this morning after unofficial results show the proxy for ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra had won 228 seats, short of a majority win.
17 Jan 08		Thaksin backs Samak as PM » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) Thaksin Shinawatra reiterated that there is no reason why Samak Sundaravej cant be prime minister since he is the leader of the People Power party.

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