1.   The premier this week proposed calling a state of emergency in Bangkok to quell demonstrations, papers reported.

2.   He is expected to name a new premier this week.

3.   Milosevic chose Bulatovic as premier this week after engineering the ouster of his predecessor, Radoje Kontic, a Montenegrin who had refused to crack down on Djukanovic.

4.   Scalfaro is expected to name a new premier this week.

5.   Scalfaro was widely expected to decide on a premier this week on the basis of the talks.

6.   Stefan Sofiyanski, a popular opposition leader, who was appointed last week caretaker premier, has announced inevitable price hikes and other hardships for already impoverished Bulgarians.