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Thaksin Shinawatra vs. Purachai Piumsombun: Thailand's Prime Minister, left, and its popular Justice Minister faced off after a budget dispute spilled into the headlines. In better days, Thaksin called his Thai Rak Thai colleague (and police-academy classmate) a potential successor. But last week he told a group of generals, "I will have to look for someone else" because Purachai "can't get along with anyone." Purachai claimed the real issue was his refusal to "rubber stamp" an inflated budget request from his permanent secretary, who happens to be Thaksin's brother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feuds of the Week* | 2/10/2003 | See Source »

...Noted "They don't want to see exotic dancers or take drugs. The nightlife is secondary." PURACHAI PIUMSOMBUN, Thai Interior Minister, insisting that his Bangkok antivice campaign will not discourage tourists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting Time | 9/10/2001 | See Source »

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