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Mr Samak Sundaravej's condition is improving, but he still needs time to recuperate from his mild case of the flu. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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BANGKOK - THAILAND'S prime minister has postponed official visits to the Philippines and Brunei after falling ill during a trip to Laos, a foreign ministry official said on Wednesday.
Mr Samak Sundaravej, 72, became sick on Monday during a visit to the Laotian capital, Vientiane, for a summit of six Mekong river nations.
His spokesman initially blamed fermented fish for the premier's stomach troubles, but Bangkok's private Bumrungrad Hospital, which admitted Samak on Tuesday, said he had a mild case of the flu.
Mr Samak had been due to fly to Manila on Friday and to Brunei on Saturday for his first trips there since his appointment as prime minister in January.
'The doctor does not want him to work hard and he needs to recuperate, so we've explained the situation to those countries and we will decide on a new date later,' foreign ministry spokesman Tharit Charungvat said.
Mr Apichart Sivayathorn, director at Bumrungrad Hospital, said Mr Samak was receiving intravenous fluid and anti-viral medicine.
'Overall, his condition is improving, but he still needs time to recuperate,' Mr Apichart told reporters. -- AFP
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