PM has 'no plan' to meet Suu Kyi on Burma trip

Yingluck will meet only with President Thein Sein in the capital Naypyidaw and see only Burmese government officials during the one-day trip, the official said.
It is just a regular official visit to introduce herself after taking office to strengthen relations between |the two neighbours, the official said.
As part of Asean practice for new leaders, Yingluck has been greeting her counterparts in member countries on day trips.
Next will be Malaysia on October 11 and Singapore on October 12, followed by non-member China from October 19-21, the official said.
Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul had discussed Yingluck’s planned visit with his Burmese counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin when they met in New York last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Media have speculated that Yingluck might seek an opportunity to confer with Suu Kyi but no official has confirmed the reports.
Suu Kyi congratulated Yingluck when she won the July 3 election and hoped the first female prime minister of Thailand would support efforts in Burma to install democracy and restore national unity.
The pro-democracy leader is now in the process of making peace and reconciling with the elected Burmese government.
She met with President Thein Sein in August to discuss political reform in the country, which was ruled by a military junta for a long time.
The political situation in the country is now relaxed and Suu Kyi was allowed to make a political trip outside Rangoon as well as to meet foreigners, including many high-ranking officials from the United Nations, the United States and Europe.