Word: tinsulanond
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...recent weeks. Questions abound about his ethics, his authoritarian style, and the blurred line between his business interests and the national interest. Thaksin no longer commands much respect from the country's business, intellectual or social ?lites, nor from those close to the palace. Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanond has repeatedly made thinly veiled criticisms of Thaksin; Anand recently declared that Thailand could become "a failed state"; and social reformer Prawase Wasi produced a damning 10-point checklist of Thaksin's failings. Thaksin responded by complaining that his senior critics were "senile." Meanwhile, the dragged-out political crisis is hurting...
Even so, a 35% leap in petroleum prices eroded his popularity, and, as inflation soared and public discontent grew, Kriangsak stepped aside in March 1980 in favor of army Commander in Chief and Minister of Defense General Prem Tinsulanond. Prem soon had his own problems, especially after a leading group in his ruling coalition walked out of the government in February...
...coup in Thailand-the 14th since constitutional government was established in 1932. Rebel army units took key buildings in Bangkok last week, sacked the government and installed their own man, General San Chitpatima, 59, the army's deputy commander. Coup tradition dictated that the incumbent, Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanond, 61, step aside for the new soldier-statesman...
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