The Thai army, which was accused of conducting a “silent coup” this week, is planning to deploy soldiers to rural areas to persuade unhappy peasants to support the new government.
By Thomas Bell in Bangkok Last Updated: 11:20AM GMT 18 Dec 2008
Abhisit Vejjajiva, a 44-year-old Etonian, became prime minister on Monday after the army [...]
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Dec 18th 2008 | BANGKOKFrom The Economist print edition
Thailand’s new prime minister faces a near-impossible job
A POLARISED, exhausted democracy struggling through an economic slump turns to a young, photogenic and untested leader whose Democrat Party has been in opposition since 2001. Not President-elect Barack Obama, of course, but Abhisit Vejjajiva, a British-educated career politician aged [...]
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