Word: pongsudhirak
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Dates: during 2006-2006
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...anxious not to be left out in the cold before the next election, scheduled for October. Some are already bailing out: Wissanu Krea-ngam, one of six Deputy Prime Ministers, resigned last week, saying he wants to return to academia. "It's a sinking ship, but slowly," said Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a political scientist at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University...
...many Thais because a major utility is now controlled by a foreign entity. There's resentment too, at the huge windfall reaped by Thaksin's family. The Prime Minister says Shin was sold because "the kids would like their dad to devote himself completely to politics." Still, says Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University, "the Shin deal could become a tipping point. It's become the focal point that could bring [Thaksin] down." Certainly, the sale to Temasek has helped build the crowds at Sondhi's rallies...