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World

Thai deputy PM dies of suspected heart problem

Published January 21, 2013 Updated January 21, 2013 06:22am

thailand 400BANGKOK: Thai deputy prime minister and minister of tourism and sports Chumpol Silpa-archa died Monday of a suspected heart problem aged 72, his party said.


Chumpol, the leader of the Chart Thai Pattana Party -- a member of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's ruling coalition -- was admitted to hospital with breathing problems on December 17.

 

"We received news that he passed away this morning," Chart Thai Pattana spokesman Vachara Kannikar said. "We don't know the cause of death yet but I think it could be linked to his heart problem."

 

He was one of several deputy premiers serving under Yingluck.

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013

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