PRIME MINISTER Abhisit Vejjajiva will open the Democrat MPs congress on Phuket this morning and meet ''the people of Phuket'' in open conversation at 9am on Sunday.
Details of the agenda for the weekend-long gathering at Merlin Beach Resort Phuket have been held back and only just released because of tight security around the annual conference. Checkpoints protect the secluded resort, south of Patong at Tritrang beach.
The PM is to open the conference of 170 Democrat MPs at 9am today. At 11am he will meet the Thai national media.
At 2pm, he will be recording his regular Sunday television show for screening Sunday morning.
At 9am on Sunday, Phuket people are invited to the resort to talk about Phuket and its future in an open ''Hyde Park Corner-style'' forum. Thai and English-speaking residents are expected to be admitted.
Phuket in Security Lockdown: Hush-Hush Democrat Summit Happening This WeekendDetails of the agenda for the weekend-long gathering at Merlin Beach Resort Phuket have been held back and only just released because of tight security around the annual conference. Checkpoints protect the secluded resort, south of Patong at Tritrang beach.
The PM is to open the conference of 170 Democrat MPs at 9am today. At 11am he will meet the Thai national media.
At 2pm, he will be recording his regular Sunday television show for screening Sunday morning.
At 9am on Sunday, Phuket people are invited to the resort to talk about Phuket and its future in an open ''Hyde Park Corner-style'' forum. Thai and English-speaking residents are expected to be admitted.
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