The scheduled speech by ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on
Tuesday was canceled at the request of the Thai delegation, a Thai diplomatic
source told Xinhua.
Thaksin had originally scheduled to speak to the UN General Assembly on
Wednesday, but as reports of a coup attempt in Bangkok, the time was switched to
Tuesday evening.
However, after reports of a swift coup d'etat in Bangkok, Thaksin's speech
was eventually canceled.
After a bloodless coup d'etat, a military source said Tuesday that Thaksin
had agreed to resign, and that General Surayu Zhulanong, a privy counselor to
the King of Thailand, would be the new prime minister of a transitional military
government.
