CTO Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Ex leader of PPP - Governor of bangkok - Liver Cancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted November 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Former PM Samak dies of cancer * Published: 24/11/2009 at 09:52 AM * Online news: Breakingnews Former prime minister Samak Sundaravej died of liver cancer on Tuesday morning at Bamrungraj hospital, Sumitr Sundaravej, his younger brother said. Mr Samak, 74, was the country’s 25th prime minister. As the leader of the disbanded People Power Party, he took up the positions of the prime minister and defence minister from Jan 29, 2008 to Sept 9, 2008. Mr Samak was disqualified from the prime ministership when the court found he breached the constitution by being an employee of a private firm while in office. Mr Samak was the popular host of a popular TV cooking programme. Mr Samak was a former governor of Bangkok and founder of the Prachakorn Thai Party. He also held the offices of minister of the interior, minister of transport and deputy agriculture and cooperatives minister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no rite way Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 That's one way around a jail sentence. Maybe another former PM will take the same route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Cooking shows can be dangerous to your health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I think his biggest threat of going to jail was the indictment for the infamous Austrian/BMA fire truck scandal. He signed the purchase order on his last day as Bangkok Governor. Doesn’t matter now. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no rite way Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Agreed, TH. With your above and below posts. Comments removed. Maybe you could edit your post to remove my quote and then it'll be gone for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Agreed, TH. There is no threat of jailtime if you're a former PM and have been convited as he was and also another on-the-run PM. Seems if you get convicted and have a pending jail sentence, just go to another country for awhile and it seems to be forgotten about. Certainly no threat of jail time now. Really no need to make this a Thaksin debate. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 He was a one of the old style politicians. A colourful one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Samak loses battle with cancer Former prime minister Samak Sundaravej died of liver cancer at 8.48am on Tuesday at Bamrungrad Hospital, his younger brother Sumitr said. Samak, 74, was the country’s 25th prime minister. As the leader of the since-disbanded People Power Party, he filled the positions of prime minister and defence minister from Jan 29, 2008 to Sept 9, 2008. He was disqualified from the prime ministership when the Constitution Court found he breached the constitution by being an employee of a private firm while in office. Mr Samak was the popular host of a popular, politically oriented TV cooking programme Chim Pai, Bon Pai (Tasting While Grumbling) which many people thought was the epitome of the man himself. Although the constitution allowed him to regain the prime minister's job if MPs voted him back into office, he instead chose to resign from the leadership of the People Power Party. An independent and colourful character, the veteran politician was a former governor of Bangkok and founder of the Prachakorn Thai Party. He also held the offices of minister of the interior, minister of transport and deputy agriculture and cooperatives minister. Samak sought treatment for liver cancer in November 2008 in Los Angeles and returned to Bangkok on January this year but made no public appearances from then on. Mr Samak was admitted to the intensive care unit of Bumrungrad Hospital on Monday. His relatives said he was was fully conscious and was able to talk with them. Doctors said his health deteriorated rapidly and he died this morning. A royally sponsored bathing rite for him will be held at the Benchama Bophit Temple, also known as the Marble Temple, this Wednesday. Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, through his Twitter blog, said he and his family were deeply saddened by Mr Samak's passing. "Everything in the world is transient, as the Lord Buddha taught. However, Thai politicians don't think about this and they think about power and their personal interests when the principle of being a politician is to sacrifice," the message said. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/160920/samak-loses-cancer-battle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Michael Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Thai politicians don't think about this and they think about power and their personal interests when the principle of being a politician is to sacrifice. OMB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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