Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and the new cabinet will swear in before the King next Tuesday at the palace in Prachuap Khiri Khan 
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
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Anti-Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou protesters hold slogans during a rally, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. Several ten thousands demonstrators marched on the streets of Taipei to protest Ma's efforts to improve relations with rival China.
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Swiss Economy Minister Doris Leuthard of the Swiss Christian Democratic Party (CVP) makes a speech during a party meeting in Basel August 30, 2008.
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Bolivia's leftwing president Evo Morales (2nd L) is greeted by Libyan General Mustafa al-Kharubi (sun glasses), a member of Libya's Revolution Command Council upon his arrival at Benghazi airport on the Mediterranean coast on August 30 2008. Morales is on a two day visit to Libya and will head for Iran on September 01. Bolivia's diplomatic relations with Libya were opened on August 13 this year.
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks on from the bench during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.
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India's bowler Harbhajan Singh brings water during the 5th and final One Day International cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. India has an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the 5 match series.
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South Africa's AB de Villiers (L) is run out by England's Matthew Prior (R) during the third Natwest one day International between England and South Africa at The Brit Oval cricket ground, London, England, on August 29, 2008.
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Anti-government protesters lie down on the street to avoid tear gas during a demonstration at the Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok on August 29, 2008. Thai police fired tear gas to try to break up about 2,000 anti-government protesters gathered outside the Bangkok police headquarters, an.
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Quotes about Samak Sundaravej
I received a letter informing me that Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia has agreed with Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej of Thailand that there will be a meeting between the foreign ministers on July 28 to find a peaceful solution to the situation
was said
in Malaysia Sun
Quotes from articles mentioning Samak Sundaravej
There is no way that a country of 63 million, like Thailand, will let a group of five people form a street gang to seize control
was said
in Rantburg
My hardest lesson so far has been the Preah Vihear problem but I think we can defuse it somehow
said Samak Sundaravej
