Thai deputy PM dies of suspected heart problem
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BANGKOK – Thai deputy prime minister and minister of tourism and sports Chumpol Silpa-archa died Monday of a suspected heart problem aged 72, his party said.
Chumpol, the leader of the Chart Thai Pattana Party — a member of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s ruling coalition — was admitted to hospital with breathing problems on December 17.
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“We received news that he passed away this morning,” Chart Thai Pattana spokesman Vachara Kannikar said. “We don’t know the cause of death yet but I think it could be linked to his heart problem.”
He was one of several deputy premiers serving under Yingluck.
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