Under pressure from anti-government demonstrators, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej of Thailand said Thursday he would hold a nationwide referendum to let the public decide how the paralyzing standoff should be resolved. ...full story at Intl Herald Tribune
from Intl Herald Tribune on Thu, Sep 04 2008
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