Kuala Lumpur – – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday appointed Thailand’s billionaire political heavyweight and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra as his personal adviser for when he becomes chair of Southeast Asia’s regional bloc next year.

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Anwar said Thaksin’s role during his leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will be in an informal capacity, alongside advisors from several of the bloc’s 10 member states.

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By Thai PBS World