Puea Pandin Party pulls out of Thai coalition gov't

BANGKOK, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Puea Pandin Party leader Suwit Khunkitti on Tuesday announced his decision to pull out of the government after Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej confirmed he would reshuffle the Cabinet on Wednesday.

According to a report of local news network The Nation, Suwit cited his party's concern over the Preah Vihear Temple, a controversial issue between Thailand and Cambodia, as the reason to abandon the coalition alliance.

However, speculation spread that Samak might remove Suwit from the Cabinet line-up, said the report.