Bangkok Post
The Democrat Party will play in a charity football match to raise money to help flood victims next Saturday.
The match is seen as a move to steal the show from a delegation of Pheu Thai MPs who will play a friendly with Cambodia MPs on the same day.
Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva will skipper a team made up of players from the Democrat Party such as former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij, Nattapol Theepasuwan, Narathas Kaewthong.
They will play against a team featuring celebrities at Chulalongkorn University Stadium on Sept 24. Proceeds from ticket sales and money raised during the match will go towards helping flood victims.
On the same day, the Pheu Thai MPs lead by Parliament President Somsak Kiatsuranont will play a football friendly against Cambodian MPs.
Mr Somsak will lead a delegation of 35 MPs, senators and parliamentary staff to attend the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Phnom Penh which starts today and lasts until Saturday.
Another group of 10 Pheu Thai MPs and five staff travelled to Cambodia on Friday, and will return to Thailand tomorrow.
Observers said the group, which was headed by Deputy Parliament President Wisut Chai-arun, had nothing to do with the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly. Their trip coincided with Thaksin's visit to Cambodia.
Core members of the red shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) also visited Cambodia yesterday to meet Thaksin.
Kwanchai Praipana, leader of the red shirt chapter in Udon Thani said many UDD core leaders, who are Pheu Thai MPs and non-MPs had met Thaksin in Phnom Penh.
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