BANGKOK, April 4 (TNA) – Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Saturday there is no need for his government to negotiate with ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in ending political unrest in the country, and reaffirmed his government's commitment to extraditing the ex-premier.
Mr. Abhisit’s comments followed Mr. Thaksin’s Friday video broadcast United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters that he rejected the government’s offer to hold talks.
Prime minister Abhisit also dismissed rumours that Mr. Thaksin, convicted and on-the-run ex-premier was in the Cambidian capital, adding fuel to rumours that Mr. Thaksin could be influencing Cambodia’s part in the recent border incidents.
The prime minister said officials are trying to determine probing the exact whereabouts of Mr.Thaksin, ousted in a bloodless coup in September 2006, and will try to extradite him to Thailand to face his jail sentence in the country.
Mr. Abhisit’s personal spokesman, Thepthai Senpong had earlier alleged that Mr. Thaksin was in Phnom Penh.
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is inspecting the issue of Mr. Thaksin’s location to extradite him to Thailand to face sentence in the country.
Mr. Abhisit said the situation at the border had eased to a certain extent, and that he did not want fighting to happen again, but the government must affirm the kingdom's right in the disputed area.
The talks with Cambodia will defuse tensions and eventually solve the problems, he said.
Meanwhile, the red-shirted anti-government UDD demonstrators now protesting at Government House promise to hold a ‘massive’ demonstration on Wednesday to bring down the coalition government.
Mr. Abhisit said his government is willing to amend law and constitution to develop democratic system in the country but opposition political parties have refused to cooperate so the demonstrators should also protest against the opposition.
Regarding next week’s planned rally, Mr. Abhisit said his government is confident it can control the situation and that he hopes persons committed to democratic values and practices would not want to see any political changes through violence.
Meanwhile, UDD core leader Jatuporn Prompan denied that Mr.Thaksin is in Cambodia.
Mr. Jatuporn, who is also a member of parliament from the Opposition Puea Thai Party, said Mr. Thaksin is at a location thousands kilometres distant from Thailand with a three-hour time difference.
Mr. Abhisit’s comments followed Mr. Thaksin’s Friday video broadcast United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters that he rejected the government’s offer to hold talks.
Prime minister Abhisit also dismissed rumours that Mr. Thaksin, convicted and on-the-run ex-premier was in the Cambidian capital, adding fuel to rumours that Mr. Thaksin could be influencing Cambodia’s part in the recent border incidents.
The prime minister said officials are trying to determine probing the exact whereabouts of Mr.Thaksin, ousted in a bloodless coup in September 2006, and will try to extradite him to Thailand to face his jail sentence in the country.
Mr. Abhisit’s personal spokesman, Thepthai Senpong had earlier alleged that Mr. Thaksin was in Phnom Penh.
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is inspecting the issue of Mr. Thaksin’s location to extradite him to Thailand to face sentence in the country.
Mr. Abhisit said the situation at the border had eased to a certain extent, and that he did not want fighting to happen again, but the government must affirm the kingdom's right in the disputed area.
The talks with Cambodia will defuse tensions and eventually solve the problems, he said.
Meanwhile, the red-shirted anti-government UDD demonstrators now protesting at Government House promise to hold a ‘massive’ demonstration on Wednesday to bring down the coalition government.
Mr. Abhisit said his government is willing to amend law and constitution to develop democratic system in the country but opposition political parties have refused to cooperate so the demonstrators should also protest against the opposition.
Regarding next week’s planned rally, Mr. Abhisit said his government is confident it can control the situation and that he hopes persons committed to democratic values and practices would not want to see any political changes through violence.
Meanwhile, UDD core leader Jatuporn Prompan denied that Mr.Thaksin is in Cambodia.
Mr. Jatuporn, who is also a member of parliament from the Opposition Puea Thai Party, said Mr. Thaksin is at a location thousands kilometres distant from Thailand with a three-hour time difference.
7 comments:
Abhisit lies. Hun Sen is not going to throw Thaksin out when China's currency Yuan is going to replace US dollars in Asia and may be around the world.
according to RFA, 22 siameses dead and about another 30 were wounded
We support Abhisit decision 100%.
Why a Thai PM Abhisit should tyalk to a fugitive? Thaksin should put in Thai jail and let the reaction from Ah Hun Sen if Thai PM arrests Thaksin in put him in jail.
The main cause of the problems are from Ah Thaksin. He wanted to claim his PM position again. Now he uses Ah Hun Sen, his boyfriend as a tool.
Thaksin bough Koh Kong province for the future base to launch the attack from Koh Kong against Abjisit in the very near future, possibe sometimes in 2010.
Watch the game my compatriotes.
អី អាចចោរ មុខក្រាស ចោរទាំងនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ចោរទាំងទាហាន និងមេទ័ព
When North and South Vietnams were fighting, cambodia lost its land. Now Thais fight each other, will Cambodia loose its land again?
8:37AM,
Thaksin was elected by the majority of Thai people. It has something to do with China against US in SEA. Thaksin has a business deal with Cambodia at Preah Vihear and the island Koh Kong he wants to lease. Those billion of USD may be given to Thaksin by China to do the business in SEA.
The US worked through King Bhumibol to oust Thaksin while the US dollar losing its value.
Cambodia will be OK with "Yuan" and "Dollar" both are good, because Khmer Neak Leng in Phnom Penh have no global ambitions beside corruption.
Talking about loosing territory, the khmer should learn from lesson-learned from the past. Prey Nokor was borrowed for military training field for vietnam to prepare war with chinese invasion, and never ever return to cambodia, mind this koh kong, learn from our lesson, don't let our land gone piece by piece. Preah vihear temple is also a current example. We leased with sub-agreement with siam, and see what their ambition growing, grabbing our surrounding territory. Have you thought, how much they earned from profiting this temple for nearly half a decade using the pass / access to this temple. See, we are too generous and too soft with neighbor. Time to stop this practice. They step in, shoot them. Full stop!
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