Abhisit to deliver speech on good governance in Penang Wednesday
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Former prime minister and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajvia has been invited to deliver a speech on good governance and anticorruption at an international congress in Penang on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters before leaving on a plane for Penang, Abhisit said he had been invited to make a speech to encourage all Asean countries to be aware of the need to ensure good governance and to fight corruption.
Abhisit said good governance and fighting against corruption are needed because Asean will see fast economic expansion while democratic and goodgovernance developments remain problematic in several countries.
Abhisit will deliver his address during the inaugural Conference of the Asean Coalition for Clean Governance, organised by the Penang Institute.
Abhisit said the conference was part of the preparations by Asean countries for the Asean Economic Cooperation.
Abhisit, who is now the opposition leader, is among several influential speakers, all from the Asean region, being hosted by the state government as part of its agenda to promote clean governance.
Earlier, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng of Singapore told reporters that the speakers greatly influenced the course of governance in their respective nations.
“Abhisit is, of course, a strong proponent of good governance and opposes authoritarianism. He adheres to those principles," Lim said.
