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Referendum would only inflame crisis

The Cabinet yesterday endorsed a plan to hold a referendum in an attempt to solve the current political.... ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Thu, Sep 04 2008

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06 Sep 08 visit Thai Political Crisis Update  »  YouTube videoCHEN: And in Thailand the prime minister announced a national referendum to decide his political fate. The hope is that it will end a political crisis that has been going on for three months now. But anti-government protesters call the move a stall tactic...
26 May 07 visit Bt2 bn asked for referendum  »  The Nation The Cabinet is expected on Tuesday to approve Bt2 billion for the September referendum on the new constitution.
22 May 08 visit Referendum fever  »  The Nation The July referendum on whether to amend the military-backed Constitution, which voters approved less than a....
21 Jul 07 visit PM calls on public to vote in referendum  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont called on general public to go out and vote in a national referendum on a draft constitution during a weekly government televised programme.
28 May 08 visit Referendum: A Bt2 bn stupid 'yes-or-no' question  »  The Nation On the surface, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej only wants to spend Bt2 billion to hold a....
11 Jul 07 visit Disaster will not follow a 'No' vote in referendum  »  The Nation The most popular political question I get these days isn't one I would be happy to answer, such as:....

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