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Prime minister of Thailand survives no-confidence vote

Critics accuse Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's government, which only took office in February, of mismanaging the ailing Thai economy and of being a proxy for Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted prime minister. ...full story at Intl Herald Tribune

from Intl Herald Tribune on Mon, Jun 30 2008

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