BANGKOK, March 21, SPA -- The three-month-old government ofThailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva survived ano-confidence vote Saturday following two days ofopposition attacks in Parliament. Abhisit and five of his Cabinet ministers won bycomfortable margins, with the prime minister tallying246-176 votes with 12 abstentions in the House ofRepresentatives. The opposition Phuea Thai Party, which supports oustedPrime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, initiated theno-confidence motion. «It is a good sign that Thailand's parliamentary systemis fully functioning now. The prime minister thinks thatthe government has gained more stability and it will helphim work with more ease,» government spokesman PanithanWattanayakorn said after the vote, according to a report of Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/646464