Myanmar president expected to cancel Bangkok trip

“The president has no plans to go to Bangkok,” a senior government official said on condition of anonymity.
Thein Sein had been scheduled to make a speech about Myanmar's promising future at the World Economic Forum on East Asia scheduled for Bangkok on Thursday and Friday.
The Thai government has also invited Myanmar’s president to visit the Kingdom on Friday.
“Thein Sein's planned visit was in response to a joint invitation from the WEF and the Thai government,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said. “We haven’t heard of a cancellation yet.”
Last week, forum organisers invited Suu Kyi to the event, to the surprise of many including her own political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD).
“As the leader of a political party, why should they invite her?” NLD spokesman Nyan Win said.
Suu Kyi is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok on Tuesday, visit a refugee camp on Wednesday and then attend the WEF as a guest speaker.
The Nobel peace laureate who spent 15 of the past 21 years under house arrest has been the leading opponent of military rule in her country over the past two decades.
Myanmar was ruled by the army from 1962 till 2010. It is currently led by the Union Solidarity and Development Party, which is packed with exmilitary men.
Thein Sein, who has pushed through significant political reforms since coming to power in March 2011, is a former army general. In August, he initiated a political dialogue with Suu Kyi, paving the way for her entry into mainstream politics via a byelection on April 1, in which the NLD won 43 out of 45 contested seats.