Thailand PM survives no-confidence vote
Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament.
Today's vote came after a censure debate, and four days after a demonstration by thousands of anti-government protesters.
The opposition is outnumbered in parliament, however, and politicians voted 308 to 159 to keep Ms Yingluck in power.
One deputy premier and other two ministers also comfortably survived no-confidence votes.
Among the issues brought up against Ms Yingluck and other ministers were alleged irregularities in the government's rice-pledging scheme, flood management budget, canal-dredging projects and the procurement of combat systems on two navy frigates.
Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung was also accused of serving the interests of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Ms Yingluck's brother.
Mr Thaksin was ousted in a 2006 coup and lives in self-imposed exile following a corruption conviction.
