Double blow for Thai Samak government

Updated July 30, 2008 21:02:38

A key party in Thailand's struggling coalition government has pulled out from the alliance.

Meanwhile, ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to face new corruption charges before the Supreme Court. It's a double blow to Prime Minister Samak's administration.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Carl Thayer, Professor at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra.