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Thai Prime Minister Resigns

Constitutional Court bans Somchai from office, thrilling anti-government protesters who shut down airports in recent days, charging that the ruling coalition was corrupt.

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This Story Thai Military Seeks to Mediate Crisis Article \| BANGKOK, Nov. 26 -- Thailand's powerful military stepped into a battle Wednesday between the government and protesters occupying Bangkok's international airport, calling on the government to resign and the protesters to leave the buildings they have seized. Thai Protesters Seize Part of Airport Thai Airport Protest Strands Thousands Thai Protesters Take to Streets, Block Airport Thai Prime Minister Resigns This Story State of Emergency Is Declared Around 2 Key Bangkok Airports Article \| BANGKOK, Nov. 27 -- Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency Thursday in the areas immediately surrounding two key airports in Bangkok, clearing the way for security forces to move in and eject thousands of anti-government protesters who have taken over the facilities. Thai Prime Minister Resigns Thai Military Seeks to Mediate Crisis This Story Thai Government Collapses After Court Bans the Premier Article \| BANGKOK, Dec. 2 -- Thailand's government collapsed Tuesday after the nation's Constitutional Court banned the prime minister from politics and dissolved three parties in his ruling coalition, delivering a partial victory to opponents, whose protests paralyzed the country's airports and raised fears... Political Crisis Harms Thailand's Economy Thai Prime Minister Resigns Thai Court Dissolves Govt. to Protesters Delight		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this gallery		More on washingtonpost.com • More Photo News » washingtonpost.com
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