Beijing
Thaksin orders blacklist for suspected terrorists group
www.chinaview.cn 2003-09-17 11:23

  BANGKOK, Sept. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday instructed concerned government agencies to keep close watch of any group suspected of being involved in terrorists activities, local press reported on Wednesday.

  He was quoted as telling the National Security Council and the Immigration Police Bureau to blacklist any foreign groups that useThai territory to plan attacks against their home countries.

  Thailand would never allow any rebel group active on its land to plot against a foreign government, the prime minister reportedly said at the weekly cabinet meeting.

  "The prime minister has instructed the authorities concerned tokeep a close watch on those kinds of groups and to blacklist them so that they can't enter Thai territory," The Nation quoted government spokesman Sita Divari as saying.

  This was the Thai government's latest move in the fight againstterrorism.

  Bangkok will hold the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in October, when world leaders from 21 economies would come here to attend the meeting. Enditem  


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