PM'S FIRST GAFFE

While his predecessor Thaksin could be described as a master of the media, Thailand's newly sworn-in Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has already made his first media mistake.
When speaking to Japanese journalists he divulged the information that he would also hold the post of defence minister. According to The Nation he 'thought the Japanese reporters would report the list in Japanese in Japan instead of publishing it in English in wire services available worldwide.'
Samak has now been forced to apologise to Thai reporters. "I deserve the anger of Thai reporters. Please forgive me. I didn't expect the news will come out so soon," Samak said, according to The Nation.
Memo to Samak: Never say anything to a reporter that you don't want reported.