(BangkokPost.com) - Prime Minister and Defence Minister Somchai Wongsawat vowed to continue to work as the premier and he will not dissolve the parliament despite political riots that took place several times in Bangkok on Tuesday. ...full story at Bangkok Post
from Bangkok Post on Tue, Oct 07 2008
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