Original report from Phnom Penh
08 April 2009
Cambodia will not jeopardize its relationship with Thailand by secretly housing the former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, a foreign ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
Theptai Senapong, a spokesman for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, said on Saturday he believed Thaksin was staying near the home of Prime Minister Hun Sen on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, and on Tuesday Thailand’s foreign minister, Kasit Piromya, said ties between the two countries could be strained if the reports are true.
However, Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Kuy Kuong, denied Thaksin was in the country.
“Cambodia wishes to have a good relationship with its neighbors, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam,” he said. “There is no Thaksin in Cambodia. So bilateral ties between Cambodia and Thailand will not be affected.”
Thaksin, who is popular with rural Thais and enjoyed close ties with Hun Sen during his tenure as prime minister, has been found guilty of corruption by a Thai court and is living in exile.
Thailand’s ruling government is coming under pressure from demonstrators loyal to Thaksin to step down and allow elections, the latest round in a series of political turbulence.
“If the government allows Thaksin to come into Cambodia, the Cambodian government will declare publicly his entrance, without secrecy,” Kuy Kuong said.
Theptai Senapong, a spokesman for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, said on Saturday he believed Thaksin was staying near the home of Prime Minister Hun Sen on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, and on Tuesday Thailand’s foreign minister, Kasit Piromya, said ties between the two countries could be strained if the reports are true.
However, Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Kuy Kuong, denied Thaksin was in the country.
“Cambodia wishes to have a good relationship with its neighbors, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam,” he said. “There is no Thaksin in Cambodia. So bilateral ties between Cambodia and Thailand will not be affected.”
Thaksin, who is popular with rural Thais and enjoyed close ties with Hun Sen during his tenure as prime minister, has been found guilty of corruption by a Thai court and is living in exile.
Thailand’s ruling government is coming under pressure from demonstrators loyal to Thaksin to step down and allow elections, the latest round in a series of political turbulence.
“If the government allows Thaksin to come into Cambodia, the Cambodian government will declare publicly his entrance, without secrecy,” Kuy Kuong said.
10 comments:
How dumb these guys are, Kasit and Abhisit's spoke person? Their mouths are full of shits.
Politicians are the same. When it comes to lie, they’re the best of it. Look at Abhisit and Kasit for instant. They just saying base on untrue story.
PM Hun Sen will have a talk with them on that issue and tell them to look clearly before making any speculation. Wishing those two be blind since they can’t see things right.
Thais arrogant don’t dare accuse Thaksin in Burma, Lao or Vietname. If they do, they will meet with serious consequence.
Thaksin is in Pattani , north of Malasia. I met him in the hotel.
8:29AM! you meant you slept with him in the hotel? wow! did he gave you a lap dancing too..?
Kasit and Abhisit's spoke person, if i said your king were secretly sleeping with whores every night, and i am not in your country, what would you react?
Abhisit, you're right. I saw Thaksin in Hun Sen's house. But why I saw your your naked wife in Hun Sen's room too?
Abhisit, you're greedy with your power and forget your wife? ha ha be careful.
Shut the fuck up all you Siem bastards! Thaksin is your fucken problem and not Khmer's problem!
Thaksin alone can't fight Thailand as a whole but his support the red shirt can! If the fucken Siem bastard leaders want to solve the problem of Thailand in dealing with Thaksin and why don't AH ABISHIT give Thaksin supporters what they want!
Don't fan the flame of your stupid Siem politic into Cambodia and the problem of Thailand should stay in Thailand not in Cambodia!
This is just another Siem dirty politic and Khmer leaders don't need to give horseshit about it!
Not fact but rumor that Thai government based their allegation on Cambodia. They use Cambodia for their political agendas. Is this how they treat their neighbor or neighbors?
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