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Nation: Thailand conveys conc
- Subject: Nation: Thailand conveys conc
- From: suriya@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 00:24:00
Subject: Nation: Thailand conveys concern over Malaysian situation
Politics
Thailand conveys
concern over Malaysian
situation
THAILAND has conveyed its concern about
the political tension in Malaysia to Kuala
Lumpur, Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai
said Tuesday.
Chuan said that the concern was
expressed in a quiet and frank manner in
order to avoid embarrassing the neighbour.
''It's no use voicing our concern through the
public; this could harm the reputation of
Malaysia as our good neighbour,'' he
added.
Chuan said he believed that Malaysian
Premier Mahathir Mohamad, as host to the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
summit next month, would not allow the
subject to surface at the international meet.
Thailand was the first Asean country to
react to the political tension in Malaysia
following the sacking and detaining of
Anwar Ibrahim over corruption and sodomy
charges. But the Thai reaction was low-key.
Philippines President Joseph Estrada and
Indonesian President B J Habibie had
strongly voiced their concern in public about
the ill-treatment of Anwar and indicated that
they may not attend the Apec meet unless
the Anwar case is properly addressed.
Estrada, however, might meet Mahathir.