THAILAND: Govt speaker charged with vote buying

Updated February 26, 2008 21:18:09

On the eve of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's return from exile, the stage has been set for more political turmoil in Thailand. The government speaker from the pro-Thaksin People Power Party, Yongyuth Tiyapairat, has been charged with vote buying in the general elections last December.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speakers: Head of the Institute for Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University, Thitinan Pongsudhirak