Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
Ex-deputy premier calls for coup to solve Thai political stalemate
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 04:50.Bangkok - Former deputy prime minister General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh has called for a military coup as the only means of solving Thailand's political stalemate, the Bangkok Post reported Friday.
"There is no other way out," said Chavalit, in an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post, an English-language daily.
Thai deputy prime minister quits amid protests
Submitted by William Kaelin on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 10:39.
Thai Deputy Prime Minister General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh resigned his post Tuesday to take "responsibility" for a confrontation between anti-government protestors and police.
The German car market is facing its worse downturn, the nation's auto industry association warned Wednesday as the deepening sense of economic gloom in the country leads to a shakeout in the industry and the prospects of big job cuts.
A comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a couple trying to avoid their families at Christmas debuted in first place over the weekend at North American box offices, according to preliminary studio estimates issued Sunday.