Opposition to avoid distress at debate

Opposition to avoid distress at debate

BANGKOK (AFP): Thai opposition MPs will try not to cause too much distress to the premier's daughter during an upcoming censure debate, for fear that the lady MP might burst into tears, The Nation reported yesterday.

Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa faces a grilling from the opposition later this month, during which his daughter Kanchana is also expected to come under scrutiny for her part in a land deal involving the Banharn family and the central bank.

Elected in 1995 as an MP for Banharn's own Chart Thai party, Kanchana recently admitted her disenchantment with politics, which she said was bad for her father's health.

In a much-publicized scene last month, father Banharn dragged his daughter by the arm away from the TV cameras as she poured her heart out to journalists.