THAILAND DEPUTY PM VISITS MELAKA

MELAKA (Malaysia), July 28 (Bernama) -- Thailand Deputy Prime Minister
Trairong Suwankiri and his wife and daughter Tuesday visited the World Heritage
City of Melaka.

Melaka or Malacca dubbed The Historical State among locals, is the capital
of the state of Malacca, on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia.


They arrived from Kuala Lumpur at 3pm and were greeted by Melaka Chief
Minister Mohd Ali Rustam and chairman of the Melaka Tourism, Culture
and Heritage Committee Seet Har Cheow and senior state government
officers.

Trairong and his family visited the A'Famosa Fort, the Melaka Sultanate
Palace, the Stadthuys Building and Jonker Walk in the Bandar Hilir area, and
were taken on a cruise on the Melaka River from Taman Rempah to the river mouth,
a distance of 4.5km.

After a reception at a restaurant in Jonker Walk, Trairong and his family
left at 5.40pm for the KL International Airport to return to Thailand.

-- BERNAMA