BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej vowed Tuesday to take "decisive action" to quell mass rallies in Bangkok, as protesters demanding his resignation laid siege to government buildings. ...full story at Channel NewsAsia
from Channel NewsAsia on Tue, Aug 26 2008
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