Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, along with his cabinet, has been ordered to step down after being found guilty of violating the constitution over a TV cookery show.
The constitutional court ruled that taking payment to host a public show went against the Thai constitution. However, the ruling People Power Party has vowed to re-appoint Samak as prime minister because of a law that allows him to return to the post Thais accused over new temple row ...
Olympic torch relay in Tibet ... if members of parliament vote him back into power. Protesters occupying Samak's compound have vowed to continue their sit-in, accusing Samak of being a puppet to the former prime minister who was ousted in 2006 amid accusations of corruption and abuse of power.
(Deutsche Welle)
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