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"The government yesterday would neither deny nor confirm claims that the Sultan of Brunei shunned state accommodation and chose to stay in a house of Thaksin Shinawatra during the recent Asean Summit.Pheu Thai MP Surapong Towijakchaikul yesterday claimed that Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, chose to be a guest at former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's seaside home in Cha-am, close to the summit venue.

Surapong provided no evidence to back up his claim. He went on to attack Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva for being a bad host by trying to lecture the Asean leaders.A twitter question was sent to Thaksin around 7 pm but remained unanswered at press time.

Government spokesman Panithan Watanayakorn side-stepped the question about the Sultan's accommodation during the summit.The government, as the summit host, was obligated to arrange accommodation as specified and approved by respective Asean leaders but it was up to each leader to decide on private activities without having to inform the host, Panitharn said.He said all leaders at the summit stayed at the designated accommodations for safety reasons although he was unaware of activities done in private.

Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said ill-intentioned people were trying to spread rumours about the summit to discredit the government."

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