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...Opinion polls from the ABAC and Suan Dusit survey centers, however, consistently show that the majority of Thais want all political street demonstrations to end. And in Monday's Bangkok Post, Pornsil Patcharintanakul, deputy secretary general of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, was quoted as saying, "We strongly disagree if the government bows to the protesters' demands and dissolves the parliament, as all efforts to recoup the fragile economy would be back to square...
...former television-quiz-show contestant and law student, Samak entered politics in the 1970s, winning a seat in parliament from Bangkok's military-populated Dusit district. He eventually held several Cabinet posts, including deputy premier. Samak's long-stated ambition was to become Prime Minister, but his time at the top was brief. He was disqualified from holding the premiership by the Constitutional Court after just nine months because he had violated the office's prohibition on holding a second job - his popular television cooking show, which he spiced and flavored with pungent political commentary...
...much energy Thais have for this permanent state of unrest is another question. Last year, the nation's all important tourist sector ground to a halt during the eight-day long protest at New Bangkok International Airport. A recent survey by the Suan Dusit polling agency shows that nearly 70% of Thais want Thaksin to stop inciting unrest and allow the government to work at solving the economic crisis. With the Thai economy set for a potential contraction of up to 4% this year, the Asian Development Bank said earlier this week that political infighting could hamper the effectiveness...
...known as "Black May." Samak, who was deputy prime minister, called the demonstrators troublemakers and communists, and said it was acceptable for the government to shoot them. After the King intervened and democracy was restored, Samak still won a seat to parliament in Bangkok's military-dominated Dusit district. During the late 1990s, he and Thaksin served as cabinet ministers in the scandal-plagued government of Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa. Samak and Thaksin were publicly admonished by the King for arguing with each other rather than solving the capital's notorious traffic problems. Nonetheless, in 2000, Samak was elected...
...their embarrassed clientele. U.S. aid and foreign investment in Thailand have declined markedly. In Bangkok's center, a ten-story office building completed more than a year ago has only four tenants, all on the tenth floor. Many internationally owned hotels, including the new Sheraton and the Dusit Thani, show 20% to 40% occupancy rates...