Since arriving in the Thai capital on Tuesday, she has met Burmese migrants in the Samut Sakhon province - who gave her a rousing welcome - as well as dignitaries including Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

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Including the Thai Airways crash, the world has seen 20 accidents involving the loss of a commercial airliner in 1998, a number similar to that for the previous two years, according to Airclaims, a London-based firm of aviation insurance loss-adjusters.

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And given Thailand's role as an emerging donor country, I'm very pleased that our two nations will be working more closely to promote development in other countries, including fighting malaria along the Thai-Burma border.

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