Somsak Prissanananthakul
Somsak Prissanananthakul is a Thai politician. He served as Minister of Culture,[1] Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives,[2] and leader of Chart Thai Pattana Party. In 2007 he criticized NRC members for focusing their campaign on removing Thaksin Shinawatra members.[3][4] In 2008 he vowed to fight gaming addiction and promised to reduce it by 70% within 90 days by using more than 1000 Royal Thai Police officials to police gaming shops in Bangkok.[1] In 2010 he was defeated by Thaksin Shinawatra in Thai General Elections.[5] On October 14, 2013, he chaired as a Deputy House Speaker and suggested Samak Sundaravej to think through about his ban on freedom of speech.[6] On March 26, 2014, he said that his country will be ready to join Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 100 days.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Minister of Culture affirms reduction of youth gaming addiction by 70% within 90 days". Thaindian News. August 20, 2008. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Maj Gen Sanan marks 77th birthday". Bangkok Post. September 7, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "'More women lawmakers needed'". The Nation/The Sunday Nation. October 19, 2014. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ "More women lawmakers needed in Thailand says National Reform Council". AsiaOne. October 19, 2014. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Thaksin`s party wins again". The Korea Herald. March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "PM made me feel like a fool: Samak". Asian Tribune/The Nation. Bangkok. October 5, 2013. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Thailand may lose ASEAN seat". Thai Tribune. Thai Tribune International News Agency. March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.