Thai PM gets a buzz right out of 'X' files
Courier-Mail: 27aug05
BANGKOK:Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has...a new tactic---sounding a buzzer every time reporters asked questions he deemed "not constructive".
To the surprise of journalists and colleagues alike, Mr Thaksin raised a handheld buzzer, which displayed an "X" sign, from behind the podium to indicate his disapproval of some questions asked at the first in a series of weekly news conferences....
....He joked about the buzzer to puzzled reporters: "My son brought it from Japan for his sister, and I just borrowed it to use with the media to make the atmosphere more relaxing."...more...
