Thaksin's brother-in-law Somchai becomes new Thai premier

Thaksin's brother-in-law Somchai becomes new Thai premier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Somchai Wongsawat (C), brother-in-law of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, speaks to reporters in Bangkok after becoming the country's new prime minister after a majority vote in Thailand's House of Representatives.

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