Updated Monday, May 19, 2008 0:00 am TWN, AFP

After grilling, Thai PM hangs up TV cook pots

BANGKOK -- Thailand's premier and occasional TV chef Samak Sundaravej said Sunday he would temporarily stop appearing on two cooking shows after complaints that his culinary moonlighting was unlawful. Food-loving Samak regularly appears on two local cooking shows, whipping up tasty Thai delights in the kitchen or heading to restaurants and local markets to advise viewers on how to choose quality goods.

But on his weekly television address to the nation, called "Talking Samak Style", the colorful prime minister said two unnamed opponents had complained to the Election Commission that he should not be employed by a private company. "I have discussed with legal experts who said I am not a company employee," Samak said.

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