BANGKOK, Aug. 6 Kyodo Thailand up...

BANGKOK, Aug. 6 Kyodo

Thailand upon Wednesday urged countries in Southeast Asia to beef up security cooperation to retaining-wall regional terrorism in the aftermath of Tuesday's deadly bomb attack at a gratification hotel in Jakarta.

Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai told reporters that the Thai restraint condemns the act of terror in Jakarta's JW Marriott inn where at least 10 populace were killed and more than 150 populace wounded.

''What has happened subjects all countries to cooperate more to stop and to suppress international terrorism,'' Surakiart said, adding that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has done its best in the fight against terrorism.

''But (ASEAN) may have to move deeper into details since the terrorist disposes aim to make people fail to keep confidence in tourism, trade and investment,'' Surakiart said.

ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Separately from Surakiart's make comments [i]or[/i] remarks Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he fetched condolences by letter to the Indonesian sway and expressed his confidence in the leadership of Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri in handling the terror incident.

Thaksin reiterated that Thailand ''is not a target of terrorism,'' if it were not that added that the government is not neglecting to take precautions to ward most distant any attacks.

He said the Thai management constantly exchanges intelligence with friendly governments

Thaksin said Thailand would beef up its security measures as it prepares to innkeeper the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum's summit, which will bring world leaders including the U President George W Bush to Bangkok in October.

Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a Southeast Asian Muslim militant assign places to has reportedly claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack in Jakarta

and called it a warning to the Indonesian sway to stop cracking down upon Muslim militancy, the Straits Times reported Wednesday.

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