http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Somchai_WongsawatFind stories, videos, and photos about Somchai Wongsawat from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:29:26 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/ta.abhisit/tztop.abhisit.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Somchai_Wongsawat14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Somchai Wongsawat from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/ta.abhisit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/ta.abhisit/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt 44-years-old Abhisit Vejjajiva is Thailand's youngest prime minister in more than 60 years. But perhaps more immediately significantly, he is the country's third prime minister in four months after a period of immense upheaval in Thailand.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/thailand.abhisit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/thailand.abhisit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej gave his blessing to a new government led by Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday, with the new prime minister pledging to end months of upheaval.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.crisis.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.crisis.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand pulled back from the brink of chaos this week as anti-government protesters ended their occupation of Bangkok's two main airports after a court ousted Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/02/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/02/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextA passenger jet will take off from Bangkok's main airport Thursday, the first flight to depart after the end of a weeklong siege by government protesters, an airport official told CNN Wednesday.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/thailand.airport.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/thailand.airport.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's international airport have allowed more than three dozen commercial aircraft to leave for a naval base where some 100,000 stranded passengers can try to catch flights home, an airport authority spokeswoman said Monday.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/thailand.tourist.advice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/thailand.tourist.advice/index.html#cnnSTCTextGovernments have warned their citizens about traveling to Thailand during the current wave of protests and blockade of international airports.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/thailand.airport.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/thailand.airport.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextProtesters blockading international flights to Bangkok threatened to draft in more demonstrators Monday as the tense standoff with authorities looked set to enter a second week.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.protests.airport/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.protests.airport/index.html#cnnSTCTextThai authorities shut down Bangkok's second airport Thursday after it was overrun by anti-government protesters, completely cutting off the capital from air traffic as the prime minister rejected their demands to resign, deepening the country's crisis.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/thailand.airport.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/thailand.airport.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnti-government protesters said Monday they would abandon their three-month siege of the Thai prime minister's main offices in Bangkok and join thousands of fellow demonstrators who have occupied the city's main airport.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/thailand.airport.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/thailand.airport.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnti-government protesters said Monday they will end their siege of government headquarters and join thousands of fellow demonstrators who have occupied Bangkok's main airport.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/thailand.airport.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/thailand.airport.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextBangkok's two main airports remained occupied by anti-government protesters Friday but Thai authorities appeared to have backed down from earlier threats to end the siege by force.Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/thailand.protests.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/thailand.protests.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextThai prime minister Somchai Wongsawat declared a state of emergency Thursday at Bangkok's two main airports, which are still being besieged by anti-government protesters, a government spokesman said.Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/bangkok.stranded/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/bangkok.stranded/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter 17 hours, Kerri Gannon and her husband were still stranded in an airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, trying to find a way home to the United States after the facility was occupied by crowds of protesters and closed.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.blasts.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.blasts.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of tourists have been left stranded after two blasts at Bangkok's giant Suvarnabhumi Airport wounded four people and triggered its closure, dealing another blow to the country's travel industry.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/thailand.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/thailand.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of anti-government protesters marched on Thailand's Parliament Monday morning, causing lawmakers to postpone their session fearing violence, said House speaker Chai Chidchob.Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/thailand.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/thailand.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo near-simultaneous explosions in insurgency-hit southern Thailand killed one person and wounded a further 71, police said.Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851320,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851320,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThousands of anti-government protesters blocked traffic in Bangkok on Friday.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849438,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849438,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolice fired tear gas canisters Tuesday at several thousand protesters who barricaded Parliament trying to block the new prime minister from delivering his first policy speechSun, 12 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/thailand.political/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/thailand.political/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo people died Tuesday when Thai police clashed with thousands of anti-government protesters who barricaded Parliament and prevented lawmakers from leaving.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThai riot police clashed Tuesday with thousands of protesters who barricaded Parliament and vowed to block the government from exiting the building. A deputy prime minister resigned to take responsibility for the chaosTue, 07 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847804,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847804,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith the new Thai PM doing his job in a defunct airport lounge, police step up action against protesters camped out in Bangkok's government headquartersTue, 07 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/thailand.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/thailand.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextLegislators in Thailand elected the brother-in-law of a fugitive former leader as the country's prime minister Wednesday.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/thailand.pm.nominee/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/thailand.pm.nominee/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's ruling People Power Party has nominated the brother-in-law of deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra for the post of prime minister.Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/14/thailand.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/14/thailand.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's caretaker government has lifted a state of emergency that the capital city, Bangkok, had been under since September 2.Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841090,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841090,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThailand's acting prime minister lifted a state of emergency in Bangkok on SundaySun, 14 Sep 2008 07:00:00 EDT