News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| 4 days ago
Samak Sundaravej combined a career as a television celebrity chef with a brief spell as prime minister of Thailand. He was renowned as a right-wing straight-talker with a penchant for profane invective. His popular show, Tasting and Ranting , on Thai
News Source: Tulsa World
| 4 days ago
Armstrong, Janet Lee, 87, retired Tulsa Public Schools teacher, died Monday...Brunsman, Martha Marguerite, 88, homemaker, formerly of Tulsa, died Nov. 23...Daugherty, Billy Joe, 57, Victory Christian Center founder and pastor, died Sunday...Doshier,
News Source: The Nation
| 5 days ago
Politicians are mourning the death of former prime minister Samak Sundaravej, who died of cancer early yesterday. PM Abhisit Vejjajiva : "I followed Samak' s political career since I was young...His death has caused a time of bereavement for Thai
News Source: Fox News
| 5 days ago
Samak died at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok after a long battle with liver cancer, hospital official Navachamol Sangkaew said. Samak had sought treatment for cancer late last year in the United States and kept a low profile after
News Source: Inquirer.net
| 5 days ago
Former Thai prime minister Samak Sundaravej, who was forced from office in 2008 for starring in television cooking shows, died of liver cancer Tuesday at the age of 74, associates said. A close ally of ousted ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, Samak led
News Source: BBC
| 5 days ago
Mr Samak, who was 74, briefly held the post of prime minister in 2008, a period dogged by street protests. It was the unlikely issue of a cookery programme that ultimately led to his political downfall. Mr Samak's premiership came during a political
News Source: CNN
| 5 days ago
Former Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who was ousted from office last year for appearing on television cooking shows for payment, died Tuesday. Samak died after a two-month hospitalization for liver cancer, said his personal secretary, Paisarn
News Source: Times Online
| 5 days ago
A former governor of Bangkok and a veteran right-wing politician noted for his verbal aggression, Mr Samak was also a prominent television chef, and it was his cooking show Tasting, Ranting which brought about his political downfall. In September