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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: The Prime Minister of Thailand, Mr. Somchai Wangsawat meeting the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on November 13, 2008 (cropped) (cropped).jpg — Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India.","cite":"\"Somchai Wongsawat\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/somchai-wongsawat. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T08:55:06Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/somchai-wongsawat","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/somchai-wongsawat","ne":null}}