Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will look for informal talks with Southeast Asian nation leaders. The theme is about alleged biased officiating in the SEA Games. He questions some of the decisions in favor of the host country, which led to the defeat of Thai taekwondo competitors, including Yaowapa Burapolchai, Olympic bronze medallist. He was defeated by Filipina Loraine Lorelie Catalan in her opening bout and Patiwat Thongsalap, World University Games gold medallist, was piped by Filipino Donald David Geisler in the lightweight final. Mr Thaksin said people would stop watching the SEA Games until athletes cared more about vying for medals than the sporting spirit. However, Philippine ambassador to the SEA Games Eric Buhain told AP, that Mr Thaksin should not question the Philippine performance. ‘Measurable sports like running, swimming, fencing and water polo can't be rigged as he insinuated’, he said.

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