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2 unusual facts about Prime Minister of Thailand


Ruangroj Mahasaranon

Following the 2006 Thailand coup d'état, ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra attempted to put Ruangroj in power until Thaksin returned.

The Adventure of Iron Pussy

She meets with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his cabinet (all lookalike actors), who take time to sing a song, extolling the virtues of Iron Pussy.


Abhisit cabinet

The Abhisit Cabinet (Council of Ministers) or formally the 59th Council of Ministers (คณะรัฐมนตรี คณะที่ 59) was announced after the appointment of Abhisit Vejjajiva as Prime Minister of Thailand on the 17 December 2008.

Business Report Thailand

In November 2010 Prime Minister of Thailand, Abhisit Vejjajiva signed a copy of the October launch issue at popular expatriate charity event, the Ploenchit Fair.

Phahonyothin Road

The newly lengthened road was rechristened Phahonyothin Road, in honor of General Phraya Phahol Pholphayuhasena (formerly Phot Phahonyothin), the second Prime Minister of Thailand and one of the heads of the 1932 revolution.

ThaiDay

However, the paper suffered financially after its publisher, Sondhi Limthongkul, took up a campaign to oust Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and after 15 months of publishing, the paper put out its last issue on August 31, 2006, though a message from Editor-in-Chief Paisal Sricharatchanya said he hoped the paper might be restarted at a later date.


see also

Vejjajiva

Abhisit Vejjajiva (born 1964), Thai politician and Prime Minister of Thailand