PUTRAJAYA: The situations in Thailand and Indonesia have stabilised and should not affect investors' confidence in the Asean region, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Prime Minister also emphasised that Asean remained as relatively the most peaceful region in the world.
“As we know, things are quite settled in Thailand with their new prime minister and we wish them well.
“Stability is most important and in the same manner, yesterday I was with Prabowo (Subianto), on call for quite some time, and things are almost back to normal. I think it is quite stable,” said Anwar to reporters after launching a conference in Putrajaya on Wednesday (Sept 10).
“We have not seen any negative reactions from investors and we hope they will continue to place confidence because I have said that Asean is relatively the most peaceful region (in the world),” he added.
58-year-old Anutin Charnvirakul, who leads the Bhumjaithai Party, became Thailand’s 32nd prime minister on Sunday after receiving royal endorsement.
Anutin’s appointment came following Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s sacking as premier after the Constitutional Court found that she gravely violated ethical standards in a leaked audio clip of her private conversation with Cambodia’s former premier Hun Sen on the Thai-Cambodian border dispute.
On Tuesday (Sept 9), Paetongtarn’s father Thaksin Shinawatra was sentenced to one-year in jail after the country's court ruled that he had improperly served a previous jail term in hospital.
Meanwhile, protests in Indonesia which began on Aug 28 turned violent and among others, it saw the houses of several prominent ministers and lawmakers looted and burned down.
The protest left at least 10 people dead in Indonesia, with protestors setting fire on infrastructures and some government buildings.
The protest stemmed over calls to withdraw increased Indonesian lawmaker perks amidst the rising taxes and worsening economic hardship there.
