){kind=link}
No meeting with Thaksin in Cambodia : Samak
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Wednesday dismissed news report that that he would meet deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra in Cambodia, where he is to make an official visit next month.
"I don't know anything about this," Samak said. He was responding to news report that he will meet the ousted Thai premier during his visit to Phnom Penh scheduled on March 3.
"If there is a plan to meet, at least as prime minister I have to know it in advance. But there is no such appointment," he said
A news report said earlier that Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen invited Thaksin to come to Cambodia to play golf with him, the same period Samak would make an official visit.
Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama also denied that there would be such meeting.
Prior to the Cambodian trip, Samak said he would also make a two-day official visit to neighbouring Laos on February 29.
"The purpose of my visit is to introduce myself," Samak said.
Samak said he hoped to visit Thailand's other two neighbours, military-ruled Myanmar and Malaysia, but he gave no further details.
{literal}
Top Stories
- Mingkwan outpaces Samak in confidence
- Samak sees himself as lucky PM
- Foreign minister to visit Singapore
- EC announces list of 74 appointed senators
- Govt urged to focus on helping people, not Thaksin
- Chirmsak reveals a cover up
- PM told to keep promises
- List of job nominees worsens PPP divide
- 'Puppet PM' proves difficult to master
- No meeting with Thaksin in Cambodia : Samak
Politics Blog
Sonthi VS Sondhi
Junta chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin is still optimistic about his ally Sondhi Limthongkul.
Who is the Client? Temasek or Thaksin
Surin Upatkoon, the main shareholder in the controversial Kularb Kaew Co, was yesterday charged with a criminal offence for alleged illegal representation of a foreign company under the Foreign Business Act 1999.
Video
Tel 66-2-338-3000(Call Center), 66-2-338-3333, Fax 66-2-338-3334