The three-month-old government of Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva survived a no-confidence vote following two days of opposition attacks in Parliament, according to AP. Abhisit and five of his Cabinet ministers won by comfortable margins, with the prime minister tallying 246-176 votes with 12 abstentions in the House of Representatives. The opposition Phuea Thai Party, which supports ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, initiated the no-confidence motion but failed to deliver any knockout punches as it criticized the government for poor handling of the economy and other issues. «It is a good sign that Thailand's parliamentary system is fully functioning now. The prime minister thinks that the government has gained more stability and it will help him work with more ease,» government spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn said after the vote.
