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Bangkok post - Jan 06, 2000
POLITICS


Prapat denies links with border casino
Temsak Traisophon=20


Deputy Interior Minister Prapat Pothasuthon has denied his alleged =
involvement in the operation of a casino in the Golden Triangle in =
Burma, as reported by some newspapers.

However, he admitted that his elder brother, Prasit, is a shareholder of =
the company which runs thecasino.

Mr Prapat said he had nothing to do with the casino, which is opposite =
Chiang Saen district of ChiangRai.

"I have no right to interfere with my elder brother's business. He told =
me that preparations for the construction (of the casino) were completed =
several years ago, but there was no news about it until he was to run =
for the Senate. He is upset.

"I myself have rarely gone up to Chiang Rai. In the past several years I =
have been there only for a brief official visit, but never proceeded to =
Chiang Saen. "I insist on my sincerity. I don't know if my brother's =
running for the Senate had anything to do with it. Let's wait and see if =
he is elected," the Chart Thai MP said.

Mr Prapat said he had no conflict with Samphan Lertnuwat, a New =
Aspiration MP for Chiang Rai, who was thought to have spread rumours =
about a cabinet memberhaving an ownership interest in the casino.


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<P><FONT size=3D+2><B>D</B></FONT>eputy Interior Minister Prapat =
Pothasuthon has=20
denied his alleged involvement in the operation of a casino in the =
Golden=20
Triangle in Burma, as reported by some newspapers.</P>
<P>However, he admitted that his elder brother, Prasit, is a shareholder =
of the=20
company which runs thecasino.</P>
<P>Mr Prapat said he had nothing to do with the casino, which is =
opposite Chiang=20
Saen district of ChiangRai.</P>
<P>"I have no right to interfere with my elder brother's business. He =
told me=20
that preparations for the construction (of the casino) were completed =
several=20
years ago, but there was no news about it until he was to run for the =
Senate. He=20
is upset.</P>
<P>"I myself have rarely gone up to Chiang Rai. In the past several =
years I have=20
been there only for a brief official visit, but never proceeded to =
Chiang Saen.=20
"I insist on my sincerity. I don't know if my brother's running for the =
Senate=20
had anything to do with it. Let's wait and see if he is elected," the =
Chart Thai=20
MP said.</P>
<P>Mr Prapat said he had no conflict with Samphan Lertnuwat, a New =
Aspiration MP=20
for Chiang Rai, who was thought to have spread rumours about a cabinet=20
memberhaving an ownership interest in the=20
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