Senior citizen and business tycoon appointed as advisors for poverty eradication : Prime Minister.

(From Thai Press Reports)

Section: General News - Senior citizen Praves Vasi and a leading business tycoon Tanin Chiaravanont have been appointed as the government's advisors for poverty eradication, according to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Thaksin told TNA that he had appointed Prof. M.D. Praves and Mr. Tanin, President of the CP Conglomerate, as the government's advisors for poverty eradication due to their accumulated life experiences and versatility.

Premier Thaksin has announced that poverty will be wiped out from Thailand over the next six years.

Given the determination, the Thai leader signed in a Prime Minister's Office …