The Thai premier is expected to arrive on the day in Yangon, the former capital and economic hub of Myanmar, and to be received by government leaders in the new capital Naypidaw, some 400 kilometers north of Yangon.
Samak is bringing 100 satellite phones for the State Peace and Development Council on their request. Thai officials will also install a satellite station there to restore communication in Myanmar after hit by Cyclone Nargis on May 3, according to Thai News Agency.
Samak will also present the Myanmar authorities with a letter from the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, calling for the government to issue visas for international aid workers to enter the country, which the Myanmar authorities have by now rejected.
The UN head, as well as the United States and British governments had asked the Thai PM to act as a go-between between international aid groups and the Myanmar government for foreign aid staff's entry to the country devastated by the storm, which has left 34,273 persons dead, 1,403 injured and 27,836 missing according to latest figure released by Myanmar state media.
Meanwhile, Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and his royal consort Princess Srirasami instructed their representatives to buy basic necessities from Thai housewives' groups across Thailand and to send them to Myanmar.
Thirty-five metric tons of Thai-donated food, clothing, medicines, valued at seven million baht (about 220,000 U.S. dollars) were transported to Myanmar by a C-130 military aircraft.
