With Thailand set to host the Apec Summit in less than six months, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is stepping up its efforts to explain what the mega-event involving 23 economies is all about and how it will impact Thai people's lives.

DEPUTY PRIME Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan yesterday downplayed speculation that the arrest of suspects involved in the theft of weapons in the Northeast border patrol police camp may be connected to the “Khon Kaen Model”.