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The Thai consul in Hong Kong is asking Beijing to trace the whereabouts of convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and extradite him to Thailand, according to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. The move comes before Thaksin's planned speech to the international media in Hong Kong on Monday. ''We are finding out the legal aspects about what we can do ... we think there are no problems because the case [against Thaksin] has been finalised [in court]. Once we know his whereabouts exactly, and with the country agreeing to the extradition process, we will push ahead,'' the prime minister told reporters.

The Asean will be holding another summit with partners from Asia and the Pacific, from April 10 to 12 in Phuket, to discuss solutions for the global financial crisis and the economic downturn, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday. The meeting of Asean leaders, with their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand, was originally supposed to be held in tandem with the Asean Summit in Cha-Am last week, but many key leaders could not attend. Besides, Phuket is a much more convenient location to accommodate leaders of the 16 nations, Abhisit said. In addition, Phuket, a stronghold of the ruling Democrat Party, would be safe from anti-government protesters.
 

The Asean will be holding another summit with partners from Asia and the Pacific, from April 10 to 12 in Phuket, to discuss solutions for the global financial crisis and the economic downturn, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday. The meeting of Asean leaders, with their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand, was originally supposed to be held in tandem with the Asean Summit in Cha-Am last week, but many key leaders could not attend. Besides, Phuket is a much more convenient location to accommodate leaders of the 16 nations, Abhisit said. In addition, Phuket, a stronghold of the ruling Democrat Party, would be safe from anti-government protesters.
 

The Asean will be holding another summit with partners from Asia and the Pacific, from April 10 to 12 in Phuket, to discuss solutions for the global financial crisis and the economic downturn, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday. The meeting of Asean leaders, with their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand, was originally supposed to be held in tandem with the Asean Summit in Cha-Am last week, but many key leaders could not attend. Besides, Phuket is a much more convenient location to accommodate leaders of the 16 nations, Abhisit said. In addition, Phuket, a stronghold of the ruling Democrat Party, would be safe from anti-government protesters.
 

The Asean will be holding another summit with partners from Asia and the Pacific, from April 10 to 12 in Phuket, to discuss solutions for the global financial crisis and the economic downturn, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday. The meeting of Asean leaders, with their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand, was originally supposed to be held in tandem with the Asean Summit in Cha-Am last week, but many key leaders could not attend. Besides, Phuket is a much more convenient location to accommodate leaders of the 16 nations, Abhisit said. In addition, Phuket, a stronghold of the ruling Democrat Party, would be safe from anti-government protesters.