Monday, December 29, 2008

Thailand’s Premier Delays State Address Amid Protests

From Bloomberg:

Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was forced to delay his inaugural policy address after as many as 9,000 opposition supporters besieged parliament and called for immediate elections.

The speech will be postponed until tomorrow, Chai Chidchob, parliament’s speaker, was cited as saying by army-controlled Channel 7 after red-shirted supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra ringed the building this morning. “If tomorrow doesn’t work, we may further delay it,” Chai said earlier.

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