Thai PM uses buzzer on reporters

Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has long complained of press criticism. But he sought to turn the tables on Thursday with a new tactic: sounding a buzzer every time reporters ask questions he deems “not constructive”.

To the surprise of journalists and colleagues alike, Thaksin raised a buzzer - which displayed an X sign – from behind the podium to indicate his disapproval of some questions asked at the first in a new series of weekly news conferences.