Pak Lah on 'warm-up' Thai tour ahead of Mahathir farewell

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Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today launched what was billed as a "warm-up" tour of Thailand ahead of the retirement of veteran premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad who steps down next month.

For Abdullah, Mahathir's hand-picked successor and likely next prime minister, symbolism supercedes substance on the two-day trip, his first visit to neighbouring Thailand as deputy premier, a Malaysian embassy official said.

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