'We're back on the map', govt to tell UK

Korn was speaking during a dinner to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the British Chevening Scholarship in Thailand. He was a guest of honour at the British Embassy.

On education, Korn said well-to-do and educated Thais should strive harder to extend quality education to less fortunate citizens.

British Ambassador Quinton Quayle said 300 Thais had benefited from the Chevening scholarships and he was proud that Korn, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra had been educated at Oxford University.

Quayle said about 7,000 Thais were currently studying in the UK, more in the United States.