Archives for: December 2008, 15
Red Shirts Protest PM Votes
Daily Photos from Thailand
Monday 15th December, 2008 at 19:33:13| Words: 139 words | Category: News Photos
Supporters of Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra throw bricks at cars of some members of parliament after opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva won in a vote to become prime minister at the Parliament in Bangkok December 15, 2008. At least 200 demonstrators blocked access to Thailand's parliament and threw bricks at cars of some MPs after opposition leader Vejjajiva won a thin majority in a vote to become prime minister. The protesters barricaded all gates out of the compound and checked cars trying to leave. Some cars had windows broken with clubs or bricks. (REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang)
A pro-Thaksin Shinawatra supporter looks on as others burn banners outside Parliament Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand prior to the formation of a new government. Parliament chose Democrat Abhisit Vejjajiva as the nation's new prime minister following months of political chaos. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
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Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva
Daily Photos from Thailand
Monday 15th December, 2008 at 11:39:02| Words: 53 words | Category: News Photos
Abhisit Vejjajiva (C) greets members of Parliament after being voted in as the prime minister of Thailand in Bangkok December 15 2008. Thailand's opposition Democrat Party leader, Abhisit Vejjajiva, won a thin majority in a parliamentary vote on Monday to become prime minister as the economy teeters on the brink of recession. (REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang)
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